 | Writing Gender in Women''s Letter Collections of the Italian Renaissance Subjects: Italian letters -- Women authors -- History and criticism; Italian letters -- Early modern 1500–1700 -- History and criticism; Women and literature -- Italy -- History -- 16th century; Women and literature -- Italy -- History -- 17th century; Letter writ; Ray's study includes extensive new archival research and highlights a widespread interest in women's letter collections during the Italian Renaissance that suggests a deep curiosity about the female experience and a surprising openness to women's participation in this kind of literary production. Ray Meredith K : Meredith K. Ray is an assistant professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Delaware. |
