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Imagined Networks in Pre-Modern Italian Literature: Literary Mothers, Literary Sisters presents the untold stories of the literary mothers and sisters in pre-modern Italian literature and the vibrant intellectual networks they forged. The authors argue that these women writers became adoptive references for other authors, often as an alternative to an established canon of textual authority. The proposed concepts of literary motherhood and sisterhood focus on the agency of the writers in choosing a model, rather than adhering to hierarchical structures. The women showcased in this book defied conventions, and are aware of the generative power of their works and regard themselves as literary guiding lights for future authors. They built prolific communities through exchanges, correspondences, debates, oblique conversations, and sometimes subtle allusions that confer authority to each other. The six essays in this book bring to life the figures of Caterina da Siena, Isabella Andreini, Giulia Bigolina, Margherita Costa, Lucrezia Marinella, Arcangela Tarabotti, and the relationship between Gaspara Stampa and Luisa Bergalli, as well as that between Bianca Milesi Mojon and Maria Edgeworth.

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Author:   Eleonora Buonocore ,  Giulia Cardillo ,  Jane Tylus ,  Eleonora Buonocore
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.503kg
ISBN:  

9781666919363

ISBN 10:   1666919365
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   12 November 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Foreword, by Jane Tylus Introduction. Literary Mothers and Sisters in Pre-Modern Italian Literature, by Eleonora Buonocore and Giulia Cardillo Chapter 1. Sisters, Mothers and Daughters: Caterina da Siena’s Creation of an Elective Family Through Letters, by Eleonora Buonocore Chapter 2. Rooting and Uprooting. The Pear Tree as Female Intellect in Bigolina's Urania, by Anna Marra Chapter 3. Mirroring and Finding Herself in the Pastoral Spring: The Myth of Narcissus in Isabella Andreini’s Mirtilla, by Simona Lorenzini Chapter 4. Misandry and Effeminacy among Seventeenth-Century Female Polemicists: Fonte, Marinella, Tarabotti, and Costa, by Sara E. Díaz Chapter 5. In Marmi o in Carte: Gaspara Stampa and Luisa Bergalli on Art and Poetry, by Giulia Cardillo Chapter 6. Found in Translation: Bianca Milesi Mojon’s Maria Edgeworth, by Raffaella Leproni About the Contributors

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Giulia Cardillo is associate professor of Italian and coordinator of the Italian Program at James Madison University. Eleonora Buonocore is associate professor of Italian studies at the University of Calgary.

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