Honest courtesan, the: veronica franco, citizen and writer in sixteenth-century venice
Auteur :
Rosenthal, Margaret F.
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226728124
Date de publication :
1 févr. 1993
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,6 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
624 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Venetian courtesan has long captured the imagination as a female symbol of sexual license. What then to make of the honest courtesan, who recast virtue as intellectual integrity. Veronico Franco was such a woman and this text reveals in her writing a passionate support for defedeless women.