Joining the conversation : dialogues by Renaissance women / / Janet Levarie Smarr

• Autore: Smarr Janet Levarie <1949->
• Pubblicazione: Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (323 p.)
• Disciplina: 842/.2099287
• Soggetto topico: Dialogue; Dialogue in literature; European literature - Women authors - History and criticism; European literature - Renaissance, 1450-1600 - History and criticism
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-303) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Dialogue & -- Spiritual Counsel -- 3. Dialogue & -- Social Conversation -- 4. Dialogue & -- Letter Writing -- 5. Dialogue & -- Drama -- 6. Many Voices -- 7. Cross-threads -- Notes -- Renaissance Dialogues -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The dialogue was a popular genre in Renaissance times and, occurring in both Latin and vernacular language, it enjoyed a wide appeal. Smarr's study examines dialogues written by Italian and French Renaissance women, such as Catherine D'Amboise, Marguerite de Navarre, Catherine des Roches and Luisa Sigea. She explores what prompted women to write these conversations and what they wanted to say through them. In particular, she discusses the different themes and types of dialogues, from social and perhaps playful conversations, to religious or secular didactic works, placed within the context of classical models of dialogues and the prevalence of male writings during this period.
• Titolo autorizzato: Joining the conversation
• ISBN: 9786612593932; 9781282593930; 1282593935; 9780472025688; 0472025686
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910975031003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II