In the sixteenth century Italian was a literary language not accessible to the less educated, among them women, who would instead speak a local dialect. Little

This volume offers a ground-breaking investigation into women's contribution to the description, analysis, and codification of languages across a wide range of

The first comprehensive guide to women's promotion and use of textual culture, in manuscript and print, in Renaissance Italy.

The first comprehensive study on the role of Italian fashion and Italian literature, this book analyzes clothing and fashion as described and represented in lit

Examines Dante's reception in the culture and criticism of Renaissance Italy, with a particular focus on Florence and Venice.