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Uttering the Word: The Mystical Performances of Maria Maddalena De' Pazzi, a Renaissance Visionary - Softcover

Maggi, Armando

 
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Synopsis

Employing contemporary theoretical perspectives, Uttering the Word provides the first detailed analysis of the language and thought of Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi (1566-1607), an important but neglected Renaissance mystic. Borrowing from Lacan, de Certeau, and Deleuze, Maggi analyzes de' Pazzi's unique mystical discourse and studies how the Florentine visionary interprets the relationship between orality and writing, authorship and audience, sexual identity and language.

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About the Author

Armando Maggi is Assistant Professor in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the author of Il fermo fluire del se': L'impresa rinascimentale e l'immagine della propria identita.

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