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Celebrated as a courtesan and poet, and as a woman of great
intelligence and wit, Tullia d'Aragona (1510-56) entered the debate
about the morality of love that engaged the best and most famous
male intellects of sixteenth-century Italy. First published in
Venice in 1547, but never before published in English, "Dialogue on
the Infinity of Love" casts a woman rather than a man as the main
disputant on the ethics of love.
Sexually liberated and financially independent, Tullia d'Aragona
dared to argue that the only moral form of love between woman and
man is one that recognizes both the sensual and the spiritual needs
of humankind. Declaring sexual drives to be fundamentally
irrepressible and blameless, she challenged the Platonic and
religious orthodoxy of her time, which condemned all forms of
sensual experience, denied the rationality of women, and relegated
femininity to the realm of physicality and sin. Human beings, she
argued, consist of body and soul, sense and intellect, and
honorable love must be based on this real nature.
By exposing the intrinsic misogyny of prevailing theories of love,
Aragona vindicates all women, proposing a morality of love that
restores them to intellectual and sexual parity with men. Through
Aragona's sharp reasoning, her sense of irony and humor, and her
renowned linguistic skill, a rare picture unfolds of an intelligent
and thoughtful woman fighting sixteenth-century stereotypes of
women and sexuality.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Quest'opera (edizione rilegata) fa parte della collana di libri
TREDITION CLASSICS. La casa editrice tredition di Amburgo pubblica
nell'ambito della collana TREDITION CLASSICS opere datate piu di
2000 anni. Queste opere erano in gran parte esaurite o reperibili
solo come pezzi d'antiquariato. La serie di libri contribuise a
preservare la letteratura e a promuovere la cultura. Essa aiuta
inoltre ad evitare che migliaia di opere cadano nel dimenticatoio.
L'obiettivo della serie e di ripubblicare migliaia di classici
della letteratura mondiale in diverse lingue... in tutto il mondo
Quest'opera fa parte della collana di libri TREDITION CLASSICS. La
casa editrice tredition di Amburgo pubblica nell'ambito della
collana TREDITION CLASSICS opere datate piu di 2000 anni. Queste
opere erano in gran parte esaurite o reperibili solo come pezzi
d'antiquariato. La serie di libri contribuise a preservare la
letteratura e a promuovere la cultura. Essa aiuta inoltre ad
evitare che migliaia di opere cadano nel dimenticatoio. L'obiettivo
della serie TREDITION CLASSICS e di ripubblicare migliaia di
classici della letteratura mondiale in diverse lingue... in tutto
il mondo
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