Browsing by Subject "early modern literature"
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(2021-10-26)Department: EnglishThe plot of John Milton’s (1608-1674) only masque, Comus (1634, first published as A Masque Presented at Ludlow Castle), revolves around power and sex. The titular character tempts travelers into participating in his nightly ...
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(2016-11-30)Department: HistoryIn 1600, literate Venetian society witnessed the publication of Moderata Fonte’s dialogue Il merito delle donne. Set in a sun-splashed garden, the text features a brigata of women who spar over the merits of men and married ...