On Famous Women
Delle donne famose (De claris mulieribus)
Italian
Giovanni Boccaccio c. 1361-1362 · published 1881
260 pages
Renaissance PhilosophyLiteratureWomen Of The Secret TraditionHistory Political ThoughtRenaissance Literary ImaginationRenaissance Political Thought
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Boccaccio’s Famous Women is the first Western collection to focus entirely on the lives of women, balancing mythic origins with historical reality. It forces the reader to weigh the fragile nature of reputation against the corrupting influence of power.
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