Poems of Widowhood: A Bilingual Edition of the 1538 Rime Volume 82

by Vittoria Colonna and Ramie Targoff

Vittoria Colonna's 1538 Rime, originally issued without her permission by a small Parma press, was the first of many editions of her poetry published during her lifetime. Born into one of the most powerful families in Rome and connected to many of the great political, religious, and artistic figures of the period, Colonna was uniquely positioned to transform the landscape of women's writing. The first woman to see her own poems appear in print...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1649590148
• ISBN13: 9781649590145
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Iter Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.9" x 6.0"