Convent Paradise: Volume 73

by Tarabotti and Arcangela Tarabotti

The radical Venetian writer Arcangela Tarabotti (1604-1652), compelled against her will to become a nun, is well known for her scathing attacks on patriarchal institutions for forcing women into convents. Convent Paradise (1643), Tarabotti's first published work, instead invites the reader into the cloister to experience not only the trials of enclosure, but also its spiritual joys. In stark contrast to her other works, Convent Paradise...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086698626X
• ISBN13: 9780866986267
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Iter Press
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"