A01=Moderata Fonte
ambition
Author_Moderata Fonte
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Category=JBSF11
chivalric romance
conversation
cultural
dialogue
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eq_society-politics
equality
europe
european
femininity
fortunes
gender studies
giustizia delle donne
influence
italian
italy
literary study
literature
marriage
moderata fonte
modesta pozzo
motherhood
nobility
nobles
noblewomen
private vs public
renaissance
social expectations
status
tradition
unity
venetian
venice
vernacular
women
worth
Product details
- ISBN 9780226256825
- Weight: 510g
- Dimensions: 15 x 23mm
- Publication Date: 18 Aug 1997
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Gender equality and the responsibilty of husbands and fathers had currency in Renaissance Venice as evidenced by the publication of this title in 1600. Moderata Fonte was the pseudonym of Modesta Pozzo (1555-92), a Venetian woman who produced literature in genres that were commonly considered "masculine" - the chivalric romance and the literary dialogue. This work takes the form of the latter, with Fonte creating a converation among seven Venetain noblewomen. The dialogue explores nearly every aspect of women's experience in both theoretical and practical terms. These women, who differ in age and experience, take as their broad theme men's curious hostility towards women and the possible cures for it. Fonte seeks to elevate women's status to that of men, arguing that women have the same innate abilities as men and, when singularly educated, prove their equals.
