Woman Writers : (Poster) From Convent to Brothel
Date
2016-02-29
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
In Medieval and Early Modern Europe, writing was considered almost biologically incompatible with the bodies of women. The only women who had available to them the peace and the time for study were either those who dedicated their lives to God, or the courtesans (le cortigiane) who, having to amuse men, needed to have grace and wit, but also instruction, intelligence,
and wisdom: things that were not expected of a housewife and mother.
Dacia Maraini, novelist, playwright, essayist, and activist, is an important voice in Italy today, just as she has been for decades. She is the author of more than fifty books, including her international bestseller, The Silent Duchess (1990), which received one of Italy’s highest literary honors, the Premio Campiello.
Date, time and place of event : Monday • February 29, 2016, 7:00 pm, Tishman Auditorium, Bennington College.
Description
item.page.type
Image
item.page.format
Keywords
Posters, Tishman Lecture Hall, Literature--Women Writers--History and Criticism, Women authors