Publishing Women by Diana Robin
Even the most comprehensive Renaissance histories have neglected the vibrant groups of women writers that emerged in cities across Italy during the mid-1500s - and the thriving network of printers, publishers, and agents that specialized in producing and selling their books. In "Publishing Women", Diana Robin finally brings to life this story of women's cultural and intellectual leadership in early modern Italy, illuminating the factors behind - and the significance of - their sudden dominance. Focusing on the collective publication process, Robin portrays communities in Naples, Venice, Rome, Siena, and Florence, where women engaged in activities that ranged from establishing literary salons to promoting religious reform. Her innovative cultural history considers the significant roles these women played in tandem with men, rather than separated from them. In doing so, it collapses the borders between women's history, Renaissance and Reformation studies, and book history to evoke a historical moment that catapulted women's writings and women-sponsored books into the public sphere for the first time anywhere in Europe.
"Vivid and compellingDiana Robin traces and links together the lives and writings of a large cast of characters - women writers, their publishers, the political leaders and popes with whom they were embroiled - in a tour de force of sustained narrative into which she skillfully weaves extensive and illuminating passages of the texts she addresses." - Dale Kent, University of California, Riverside"
Diana Robin is professor emerita of classics at the University of New Mexico and a scholar in residence at the Newberry Library. She has written, edited, and translated several books, including, most recently, Isotta Nogarola's Complete Writings, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226721569 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226721566 |
| Title | Publishing Women |
| Author | Diana Robin |
| Series | Women In Culture And Society Series Wcs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2007-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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