Women Latin poets : language, gender, and authority, from antiquity to the eighteenth century /
This investigation of educated women in pre-modern Europe, based entirely on original archival research in 12 countries, brings to light an unsuspected treasure trove of women's writings in Latin. It prompts a re-evaluation of women's access to education in that period. All texts are trans...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This investigation of educated women in pre-modern Europe, based entirely on original archival research in 12 countries, brings to light an unsuspected treasure trove of women's writings in Latin. It prompts a re-evaluation of women's access to education in that period. All texts are translated. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 659 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 596-616) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191518584 0191518581 9780191714238 0191714232 |