5 Seductive Insinuation and Obliquely Frank Refusal: Terze rime 9 and 10

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on the Text and Translations of Veronica Franco’s Terze rime (Poems in Terza Rima) xi
5. Introduction: What Do We See in Veronica Franco? 1
6. 1 Gendered Strategies of Persuasion: Terze rime 1 and 2 22
7. 2 Poetic Identity and Community: Terze rime 3 and 4 37
8. 3 Repenting as a Courtesan: Terze rime 5 and 6 60
9. 4 Complaining and Cognitive Reframing: Terze rime 7 and 8 77
10. 5 Seductive Insinuation and Obliquely Frank Refusal: Terze rime 9 and 10 100
11. 6 Verona, Venezia, Veronica: Terze rime 11 and 12 119
12. 7 Attacks and Concessions under Erasure: Terze rime 13 and 14 140
13. Conclusion 162
14. Bibliography 171
15. Index 179