Reclaiming the Body Mar�a de Zayas's Early Modern Feminism |
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| Author:
| Vollendorf, Lisa |
| Series title: | North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-9274-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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In a time when few women in Europe were educated and even fewer spoke out against the status quo, Maria de Zayas published novellas filled with criticism about gender relations. Lisa Vollendorf illuminates this compelling author, using contemporary feminist theory to decipher the nuances of Zayas's complex ideologies.
In a time when few women in Europe were educated and even fewer spoke out against the status quo, Maria de Zayas published novellas filled with criticism about gender relations. Lisa Vollendorf illuminates this compelling author, using contemporary feminist theory to decipher the nuances of Zayas's complex ideologies.