03649nam 2200745 a 450 991081581890332120200520144314.00-226-72158-21-281-12539-3978661112539410.7208/9780226721583(CKB)1000000000399688(EBL)408211(OCoLC)650218013(SSID)ssj0000124678(PQKBManifestationID)11134850(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000124678(PQKBWorkID)10023223(PQKB)10378889(MiAaPQ)EBC408211(DE-B1597)535523(OCoLC)824142062(DE-B1597)9780226721583(Au-PeEL)EBL408211(CaPaEBR)ebr10209975(CaONFJC)MIL112539(EXLCZ)99100000000039968819960917d1997 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCollected letters of a Renaissance feminist /transcribed, translated, and edited by Diana Robin1st ed.Chicago University of Chicago Pressc19971 online resource (248 pages)Other voice in early modern EuropeTranslated from Latin.0-226-10013-8 0-226-10011-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-209) and index.Front matter --CONTENTS --Introduction to the Series --Acknowledgments --Translator: Introduction --ONE. Autobiography --TWO. Women and Society --THREE. Marriage and Mourning --FOUR. Woman to Woman --FIVE. The Public Lectures --SIX. Dialogue on the Death of an Ass --Bibliography --IndexRenaissance writer Laura Cereta (1469-1499) presents feminist issues in a predominantly male venue-the humanist autobiography in the form of personal letters. Cereta's works circulated widely in Italy during the early modern era, but her complete letters have never before been published in English. In her public lectures and essays, Cereta explores the history of women's contributions to the intellectual and political life of Europe. She argues against the slavery of women in marriage and for the rights of women to higher education, the same issues that have occupied feminist thinkers of later centuries. Yet these letters also furnish a detailed portrait of an early modern woman's private experience, for Cereta addressed many letters to a close circle of family and friends, discussing highly personal concerns such as her difficult relationships with her mother and her husband. Taken together, these letters are a testament both to an individual woman and to enduring feminist concerns.Other voice in early modern Europe.Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern)ItalyCorrespondenceWomenItalyHistoryRenaissance, 1450-1600SourcesHumanistsItalyCorrespondenceFeministsItalyCorrespondenceItalyIntellectual life1268-1559SourcesAuthors, Latin (Medieval and modern)WomenHistoryHumanistsFeminists001.3/092BCereta Laura1469-1499.1104347Robin Diana Maury158311MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815818903321Collected letters of a Renaissance feminist3923943UNINA