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- catalog abstract ""Sharp-witted and sharp-tongued, Arcangela Tarabotti (1604-52) yearned to be formally educated and enjoy an independent life in Venetian literary circles. But instead, at sixteen, her father forced her into a Benedictine convent. To protest her confinement, Tarabotti composed polemical works exposing the many injustices perpetrated against women of her day. Paternal Tyranny, the first of these works, is a fiery but carefully argued manifesto against the oppression of women by the Venetian patriarchy. Denouncing key misogynist texts of the era, Tarabotti shows how despicable it was for Venice, a republic that prided itself on its political liberties, to deprive its women of rights accorded even to foreigners. She accuses parents of treating convents as dumping grounds for disabled, illegitimate, or otherwise unwanted daughters. Finally, through compelling feminist readings of the Bible and other religious works, Tarabotti demonstrates that women are clearly men's equals in God's eyes. An avenging angel who dared to speak out for the rights of women nearly four centuries ago, Arcangela Tarabotti can now finally be heard"--Publisher description.".
- catalog alternative "Semplicita ingannata. English".
- catalog contributor b12874006.
- catalog contributor b12874007.
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""Sharp-witted and sharp-tongued, Arcangela Tarabotti (1604-52) yearned to be formally educated and enjoy an independent life in Venetian literary circles. But instead, at sixteen, her father forced her into a Benedictine convent. To protest her confinement, Tarabotti composed polemical works exposing the many injustices perpetrated against women of her day. Paternal Tyranny, the first of these works, is a fiery but carefully argued manifesto against the oppression of women by the Venetian patriarchy. Denouncing key misogynist texts of the era, Tarabotti shows how despicable it was for Venice, a republic that prided itself on its political liberties, to deprive its women of rights accorded even to foreigners. She accuses parents of treating convents as dumping grounds for disabled, illegitimate, or otherwise unwanted daughters. Finally, through compelling feminist readings of the Bible and other religious works, Tarabotti demonstrates that women are clearly men's equals in God's eyes. An avenging angel who dared to speak out for the rights of women nearly four centuries ago, Arcangela Tarabotti can now finally be heard"--Publisher description.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-171) and index.".
- catalog description "Paternal Tyranny -- Dedication -- Book One -- Book Two -- Book Three -- App. 1. Arcangela Tarabotti -- App. 2. Ferrante Pallavicino.".
- catalog extent "xxix, 182 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0226789659 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0226789667 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Other voice in early modern Europe".
- catalog isPartOf "Other voice in early modern Europe.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng ita".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chicago : University of Chicago Press,".
- catalog spatial "Italy Venice".
- catalog spatial "Italy Venice.".
- catalog subject "305.42 21".
- catalog subject "BX4220.I8 T3713 2004".
- catalog subject "Monastic and religious life of women Italy Venice.".
- catalog subject "Patriarchy Religious aspects Catholic Church.".
- catalog subject "Women Italy Venice Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "Women Religious aspects Catholic Church.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Paternal Tyranny -- Dedication -- Book One -- Book Two -- Book Three -- App. 1. Arcangela Tarabotti -- App. 2. Ferrante Pallavicino.".
- catalog title "Paternal tyranny / Arcangela Tarabotti ; edited and translated by Letizia Panizza.".
- catalog title "Semplicita ingannata. English".
- catalog type "text".