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Imagined Networks in Pre-Modern Italian Literature: Literary Mothers, Literary Sisters

Imagined Networks in Pre-Modern Italian Literature: Literary Mothers, Literary Sisters
Author: Giulia Cardillo;Eleonora Buonocore;Jane Tylus;Eleonora Buonocore;Giulia Cardillo
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ISBN-10: 1666919373
ISBN-13: 9781666919370
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<i>Imagined Networks in Pre-Modern Italian Literature: Literary Mothers, Literary Sisters</i> presents the untold stories of the literary mothers and sisters in pre-modern Italian literature and the vibrant intellectual networks they forged. The authors argue that these women writers became adoptive references for other authors, often as an alternative to an established canon of textual authority. The proposed concepts of literary motherhood and sisterhood focus on the agency of the writers in choosing a model, rather than adhering to hierarchical structures. The women showcased in this book defied conventions, and are aware of the generative power of their works and regard themselves as literary guiding lights for future authors. They built prolific communities through exchanges, correspondences, debates, oblique conversations, and sometimes subtle allusions that confer authority to each other. The six essays in this book bring to life the figures of Caterina da Siena, Isabella Andreini, Giulia Bigolina, Margherita Costa, Lucrezia Marinella, Arcangela Tarabotti, and the relationship between Gaspara Stampa and Luisa Bergalli, as well as that between Bianca Milesi Mojon and Maria Edgeworth.