Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustration ix
4. Tables xi
5. Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
6. Editorial Principles xvii
7. Abbreviations xix
8. Introduction 1
9. Chapter 1. The Emblematic Woman 27
10. Chapter 2. Bizzarrie Feminile 48
11. Chapter 3. Didone and the Voice of Chastity 82
12. Chapter 4. “Disprezzata regina” 136
13. Chapter 5. The Nymph Calisto and the Myth of Female Pleasure 178
14. Chapter 6. Semiramide and Musical Transvestism 220
15. Chapter 7. Messalina la Meretrice 263
16. Conclusions 295
17. Notes 301
18. Bibliography 353
19. Index 371