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408 pages • first pub 1992 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780226728124
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Edition Pub Date: 01 February 1993
A reader seeking an intellectually rich exploration of a Renaissance woman's navigation of power, gender, and creativity through Venice's intricate social and literary landscapes would find this book compelling.
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The Venetian courtesan has long captured the imagination as a female symbol of sexual license, elegance, beauty, and unruliness. What then to make of the cortigiana onesta--the honest courtesan who recast virtue as intellectual integrity and offer...
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408 pages • first pub 1992 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780226728124
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Edition Pub Date: 01 February 1993
A reader seeking an intellectually rich exploration of a Renaissance woman's navigation of power, gender, and creativity through Venice's intricate social and literary landscapes would find this book compelling.
Description
The Venetian courtesan has long captured the imagination as a female symbol of sexual license, elegance, beauty, and unruliness. What then to make of the cortigiana onesta--the honest courtesan who recast virtue as intellectual integrity and offer...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 100%
reflective: 100%
challenging: 50%
dark: 50%
emotional: 50%
inspiring: 50%
lighthearted: 50%
sad: 50%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Sexual violence