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Nov 29, 2024
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ITLT 50 - (LT) Writing Women in Early Modern ItalySemester Hours: 3
Periodically
Students are introduced to the classics of early modern Italian
literature (Ariosto, Boccaccio, Castiglione, Machiavelli, Tasso et al)
under the unifying perspective of how these authors constructed a
dialogue about the nature and status of women. With this critical
orientation, woman as subject and object of representation emerges as
the focus of an intertextual conversation among authors both male and
female. Boccaccio’s Famous Women is read in conjunction with Fonte’s
The Worth of Women, the courtier with the courtesan, the recognized
masters of pastoral, epic and comedy with lesser known examples by
Campiglia and Andreini. Representations of women in painting and
sculpture, early modern female artists, and cinematic representations
of Franco and Gentileschi are also considered.
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