Aretino's Dialogues

by Pietro Aretino

Book Overview

Pietro Aretino (1492-1556) was one of the most important figures in Italian Renaissance literature, and certainly the most controversial. Condemned by some as a pornographer, his infamy was due largely to his use of explicit sexuality and the vulgar tongue of ordinary speech in much of his work.

Dialogues centres around a conversation between two rather frank, experienced, and sharp-tongued women on the topic of women's occupations. We...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802048900
• ISBN13: 9780802048905
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher