Poems and Selected Letters (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)
by Veronica Franco
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Author: Veronica FrancoTranslator: Ann Rosalind Jones
Translator: Margaret F. Rosenthal
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-02-15
ISBN: 0226259870
Number of pages: 326
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Reviews of Poems and Selected Letters (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)
Book Review: Revealing letters and poetry written by a C16th Venetian courtesan
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great series (Other Voices in EM Europe) making non-canonical works and writers available at an accessible price. And this volume is one of my favourites. Veronica Franco was one of the most beautiful and successful of the C16th Venetian courtesans (Dangerous Beauty [DVD] [1998] is a romantic 'version' of her life), but far, far more than a pretty face, she was also intelligent, intellectual and a great writer.
This is the first translation into English of 15 of the 50 letters she published, and all the poetry. Influenced by the classical letter collections (Cicero, Seneca, Pliny) she makes the medium her own, referencing Cicero in the title (ad familiares) and yet setting up a fascinating dialogue with Ovid's 'dual letters' from the Heroides (Heroides: 001 (Loeb Classical Library)).
Her poetry, too, engages with classical models, particularly Latin love elegy (Catullus, Propertius, Tibullus, Ovid) but re-writes it from a woman's view, turning some of the conventions on their head.
Witty, vivid, graceful, Veronica Franco uses her writing to both advertise her intellectual and erotic skills as a courtesan, and yet at the same time ensure that she is the subject of her own sexuality, rather than just a commodity exchanged for male pleasure.
Great poetry, a vivid picture of Renaissance Venice, and a strong personality: this collection is a bargain at the price.
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