Textual Masculinity and the Exchange of Women in Renaissance Venice
| Author | : Courtney Quaintance |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 2015-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781442649132 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1442649135 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (135 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Textual Masculinity and the Exchange of Women in Renaissance Venice by : Courtney Quaintance
Download or read book Textual Masculinity and the Exchange of Women in Renaissance Venice written by Courtney Quaintance and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes the pornographic poetry, letters, plays, and verse dialogues written in poet Domenico Venier's social circle, showing how male writers created female characters who were defiled and available to all. Also shows how two women writers with ties to the salon appropriated and transformed these tropes of female sexuality.