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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. The Philosophical History of the Armed Woman 12
- 2. The Poetic and the Real: The Chivalric-Epic Commentary of the Armed Woman 43
- 3. Women Writers Demanding Warrior Masculinity: Catherine of Siena, Laura Terracina, Chiara Matraini, and Isabella Cervoni 79
- 4. Classical and Christian Models of Warring Women: From Plutarch to Boccaccio 120
- 5. The Noble Warrior Woman (1440–1550) 152
- 6. The Fame of Women and the Infamy of Men in the Age of Warring Queens (1550–1600) 197
- Conclusion 229
- Notes 233
- Bibliography 291
- Index 321
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. The Philosophical History of the Armed Woman 12
- 2. The Poetic and the Real: The Chivalric-Epic Commentary of the Armed Woman 43
- 3. Women Writers Demanding Warrior Masculinity: Catherine of Siena, Laura Terracina, Chiara Matraini, and Isabella Cervoni 79
- 4. Classical and Christian Models of Warring Women: From Plutarch to Boccaccio 120
- 5. The Noble Warrior Woman (1440–1550) 152
- 6. The Fame of Women and the Infamy of Men in the Age of Warring Queens (1550–1600) 197
- Conclusion 229
- Notes 233
- Bibliography 291
- Index 321
