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The worth of women : wherein is clearly revealed their nobility and their superiority to men / Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) ; edited and translated by Virginia Cox.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Series: The other voice in early modern EuropePublication details: Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, c1997.Description: xxvii, 290 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0226256812 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780226256818 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0226256820 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780226256825 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Uniform titles:
  • Merito delle donne. English
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HQ1148 .F6513 1997
Online resources:
Contents:
Moderata Fonte and "The Worth of Women" -- Introduction -- Life and Early Works -- Structure and Arguments -- The Question of Unity -- "The Worth of Women" and Renaissance Literary Tradition -- Fortunes and Influence -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Key to Abbreviations -- Note on the Text -- A Note on Fonte's Sources -- The Worth of Women -- Dedicatory Letter -- Life of Moderata Fonte -- First Day -- Second Day -- Appendix -- The Theme of Women's Equality with Men in Moderata Fonte's "Floridoro."
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks HQ1148.F6513 1997 1 Available 33710001239206

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translation of: Merito delle donne.

Moderata Fonte and "The Worth of Women" -- Introduction -- Life and Early Works -- Structure and Arguments -- The Question of Unity -- "The Worth of Women" and Renaissance Literary Tradition -- Fortunes and Influence -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Key to Abbreviations -- Note on the Text -- A Note on Fonte's Sources -- The Worth of Women -- Dedicatory Letter -- Life of Moderata Fonte -- First Day -- Second Day -- Appendix -- The Theme of Women's Equality with Men in Moderata Fonte's "Floridoro."