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Renaissance Feminism : Literary Texts and Political Models /

Considering a wide range of Renaissance works of nonfiction, Jordan asserts that feminism as a mode of thought emerged as early as the fifteenth century in Italy, and that the main arguments for the social equality of the sexes were common in the sixteenth century. Renaissance feminism, she maintain...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jordan, Constance (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 1990.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The terms of the debate
  • Woman and natural law
  • Sex and gender
  • Equality.