Elizabeth Teresa Howe

Education and Women in the Early Modern Hispanic World (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Considering the presence and influence of educated women of letters in Spain and New Spain, and drawing from a wide variety of sources, this study looks at the life and work of early modern women who advocated by word or example for the education of women. The subjects of the book include not only such familiar figures as Sor Juana and Santa Teresa de Jesús, but also lesser known women of their time.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317145868
• Artikelnr.: 44991460

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Teresa Howe is Professor of Spanish at Tufts University, USA. Her other books include The Visionary Life of Madre Ana de San AgustÃn (2004).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Athena and the Amazons: Examples of/for the Education of Women
Chapter 2 The Spanish Zenobia: Isabel la Católica and Her Court
Chapter 3 The New Judith: Santa Teresa de Jesús as Conventual Example
Chapter 4 Anne and the Virgin Mary: Home (and) School(ing) for Girls in Spain and New Spain
Chapter 5 Muse(ing)s on Women's Learning
Chapter 6 Phoenix, Tenth Muse, and Other Epithets: The Example of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
concl Conclusion