Veronica Franco in Dialogue reconsiders the literary and cultural significance of a well-known sixteenth-century Venetian courtesan and writer.
Acknowledgments
Note on the Text and Translations of Veronica Franco’s Terze Rime
Introduction: What Do We See in Veronica Franco?
1. Gendered Strategies of Persuasion: Terze Rime 1 and 2
2. Poetic Identity and Community: Terze Rime 3 and 4
3. Repenting as a Courtesan: Terze Rime 5 and 6
4. Complaining and Cognitive Reframing: Terze Rime 7 and 8
5. Seductive Insinuation and Obliquely Frank Refusal: Terze Rime 9 and 10
6. Verona, Venezia, Veronica: Terze Rime 11 and 12
7. Attacks and Concessions under Erasure: Terze Rime 13 and 14
Conclusion