Virtuous Ladies and Melancholic "Geniuses": A Study of Gender-Based Creativity in Italy During the Early Modern Period

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dc.contributor.authorGlenn, Laurie
dc.contributor.supervisorHarding, Catherine
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-18T19:18:50Z
dc.date.available2013-04-18T19:18:50Z
dc.date.copyright1999en_US
dc.date.issued2013-04-18
dc.degree.departmentDept. of History in Arten_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines expressions of self-identity used by creative men and women in early modern Italy (ca. 1450-1650). Self-fashioning strategies were based upon contested notions of melancholy, genius, virtue and decorum which were profoundly influenced by ancient and medieval intellectual traditions ... .en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0377en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0453en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/4529
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectwomen artistsen_US
dc.subjectItalyen_US
dc.subjectRenaissanceen_US
dc.subjectmelancholyen_US
dc.titleVirtuous Ladies and Melancholic "Geniuses": A Study of Gender-Based Creativity in Italy During the Early Modern Perioden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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