Writing Beloveds Humanist Petrarchism and the Politics of Gender
Writing Beloveds considers the way in which a poetic convention, the 'beloved' to whom Renaissance amatory poetry was addressed, becomes influential political rhetoric, an instrument that both men and women used to shape and justify their claims to power.
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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University of Toronto Press
2016
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Series: | Toronto Italian Studies
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Collection: | OAPEN - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Writing Beloveds considers the way in which a poetic convention, the 'beloved' to whom Renaissance amatory poetry was addressed, becomes influential political rhetoric, an instrument that both men and women used to shape and justify their claims to power. |
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Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode |
ISBN: | 9781487514716 oapen_625679 |