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Book Title
Merits of Women : Wherein Is Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men
Publication Name
The Merits of Women
Title
The Merits of Women
Subtitle
Wherein Is Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men
Author
Moderata Fonte
Format
Trade Paperback
EAN
9780226550633
ISBN
9780226550633
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Genre
History, Social Science
Topic
Women, Europe / Italy, Women's Studies, Europe / Medieval
Release Year
2018
Release Date
20/04/2018
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
0.6in
Item Length
7in
Publication Year
2018
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
5 oz
Number of Pages
128 Pages

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You would as well look for blood in a corpse as for the least shred of decency in a man . . . Without help from their wives, men are just like unlit lamps . . . Just think of them as an unreliable clock that tells you it's ten o'clock when it's in fact barely two . . . A man without a woman is like a fly without a head . . . These are but a small selection of the quips bandied about at this lively gathering of women. The broad topic at hand is the relative pros and cons of men, and the cases in point range from pick-up artists to locker-room talk, and from double standards to fragile masculinity. Yet this dialogue unfolds not among ironically misandrist millenials venting at their local dive bar, but rather among sixteenth-century women--variously married, widowed, single, and betrothed--attending a respectable Venice garden party. Written in the early 1590s by Moderata Fonte, pseudonym of the Renaissance poet and writer Modesta Pozzo, this literary dialogue interrogates men and men's treatment of women, and explores by contrast the virtues of singledom and female friendship. As the women diverge from their theme--discussing everything from astrology to the curative powers of plants and minerals--a remarkable group portrait of wisdom, wit, and erudition emerges. A new introduction by translator Virginia Cox and foreword by Dacia Maraini situate The Merits of Women in its historical context, written as it was on the cusp of Shakespeare's heyday, and straddling the centuries between the feminist works of Christine de Pizan and Mary Wollstonecraft. Elegantly presented for a general audience, this is a must-read for baby feminists and "nasty women" alike, not to mention the perfect subtle gift for any mansplaining friend who needs a refresher on the merits of women . . . and their superiority to men.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
022655063x
ISBN-13
9780226550633
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11038301233

Product Key Features

Book Title
Merits of Women : Wherein Is Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men
Author
Moderata Fonte
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Women, Europe / Italy, Women's Studies, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year
2018
Genre
History, Social Science
Number of Pages
128 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
7in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
5 oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Hq1148.F6513 2018
Reviews
Literary proof that when it comes to male-female relationships, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Copyright Date
2018
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2017-043482
Dewey Decimal
305.4
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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