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Famous Women

by Giovanni Boccaccio · 1362

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The first collection of biographies in Western literature devoted exclusively to women, Famous Womenaffords a fascinating glimpse of a moment in history when medieval attitudes toward women were beginning to give way to more modern views of their potential. Virginia Brown's acclaimed translation, commissioned for The I Tatti Renaissance Library, is the first English edition based on the autograph manuscript of the Latin.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thismedievalmedievalMore like thisLess of this
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feminismfeminismMore like thisLess of this
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medievalmedievalMore like thisLess of thisRenaissanceRenaissanceMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
medium · 282 pages

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