Rime della signora Laura Terracina
Title:
Rime della signora Laura Terracina
Description:
Neapolitan lyric poet Laura Terracina called for women to put down their needles, take up their pens, and seek the fame that would prove men wrong to doubt their abilities. She published prolifically and successfully—eight volumes during her lifetime and a ninth left in manuscript at her death. Rime, her first book, opens with a strong, elegantly cut, contemporary portrait of Terracina. She was inducted into the Accademia degli Incogniti in 1545, a rare honor for a woman. Terracina’s second book, a verse commentary on Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando furioso established her as a leading writer. This commentary is also in the collection.
Creator:
Terracina, Laura
Publisher:
Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari
Date:
1549
Coverage:
Venice
Display Date:
1549
Hover Text:
Laura Terracina — poet
Published Item:
P
Item Index:
10
Item Sort:
1200s to 1500s
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