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Moderata (Modesta Pozzo) Fonte

The Worth of Women

Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men

Edited and Translated by Virginia Cox
318 pages,  6 x 9  © 1997
Series: The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe

Paper $23.00

ISBN: 9780226256825   Published August 1997

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Introduction to the Series
Acknowledgments
Moderata Fonte and "The Worth of Women"
Introduction
Life and Early Works
Structure and Arguments
The Question of Unity
"The Worth of Women" and Renaissance Literary Tradition
Fortunes and Influence
Suggestions for Further Reading
Key to Abbreviations
Note on the Text
A Note on Fonte's Sources
The Worth of Women
Dedicatory Letter
Life of Moderata Fonte
First Day
Second Day
Appendix
The Theme of Women's Equality with Men in Moderata Fonte's "Floridoro"
Works Cited
Index
Subjects



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