Genieys-Kirk, Séverine
(ed.)
Editorial: University of Nebraska Press
Colección: Women and Gender in the Early Modern World Series
Número de páginas: 390 págs.
Fecha de edición: 01-06-2023
EAN: 9781496231796
ISBN: 978-1-4962-3179-6
Precio (sin IVA): 77,56 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 80,66 €
This book is a collection of essays that focus on how women born before the nineteenth century have claimed a place in history and how they have been represented in the collective memory from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century. Scrutinizing the legacies of such politically minded women as Catherine de’ Medici, Queen Isabella of Castile, Emilie du Châtelet, and Olympe de Gouges, the volume’s contributors reflect on how our histories of women (in philosophy, literature, history, and the visual and performative arts) have been shaped by the discourses of their representation, how these discourses have been challenged, and how they can be reassessed both within and beyond the confines of academia.