{"product_id":"arms-and-the-woman-francesca-dalessandro-behr-9780814254776","title":"Arms and the Woman: Classical Tradition and Women Writers in the Venetian Renaissance","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArms and the Woman: Classical Tradition and Women Writers in the Venetian Renaissance \u003c\/i\u003eby Francesca D'Alessandro Behr focuses on the classical reception in the works of female authors active in Venice during the Early Modern Age. Even in this relatively liberal city, women had restricted access to education and were subject to deep-seated cultural prejudices, but those who read and wrote were able, in part, to overcome those limitations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this study, Behr explores the work of Moderata Fonte and Lucrezia Marinella and demonstrates how they used knowledge of texts by Virgil, Ovid, and Aristotle to systematically reanalyze the biased patterns apparent both in the romance epic genre and contemporary society. Whereas these classical texts were normally used to bolster the belief in female inferiority and the status quo, Fonte and Marinella used them to envision societies structured according to new, egalitarian ethics. Reflecting on the humanist representation of virtue, Fonte and Marinella insisted on the importance of peace, mercy, and education for women. These authors took up the theme of the equality of genders and participated in the Renaissance \u003ci\u003equerelle des femmes\u003c\/i\u003e, promoting women's capabilities and nature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francesca D'Alessandro Behr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814254772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814254776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Francesca D'Alessandro Behr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138767319295,"sku":"9780814254776","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_742e4405-2070-4bb2-baaf-51e7605a4e40.jpg?v=1687901380","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arms-and-the-woman-francesca-dalessandro-behr-9780814254776","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}