The Nobility and Excellence of Women and the Defects and Vices of Men

by Lucrezia Marinella

Book Overview

A gifted poet, a women's rights activist, and an expert on moral and natural philosophy, Lucrezia Marinella (1571-1653) was known throughout Italy as the leading female intellectual of her age. Born into a family of Venetian physicians, she was encouraged to study, and, fortunately, she did not share the fate of many of her female contemporaries, who were forced to join convents or were pressured to marry early. Marinella enjoyed a long literary career,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226505464
• ISBN13: 9780226505466
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"