Early Modern Women Writers of Venice: Looking for Happiness

by Kathleen French

Early Modern Women Writers of Venice: Looking for Happiness explores the ways in which five women used their writing to challenge misogynistic views about female inferiority, develop a sense of agency, and form meaningful interpersonal relationships that would enable them to find happiness. They are the forerunners of later feminist thinkers.

This book is the first full length study of the happiness of women in early modern Italy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032443731
• ISBN13: 9781032443737
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages