Maiden and Modest: A Renaissance Pastoral Romance

Bernardim Ribeiro

ISBN 10: 1933227370 / ISBN 13: 9781933227375

Published by Tagus Press, Dartmouth, MA, 2012

First Printing Hardcover copy with dust jacket. DJ has extremely minimal shelf wear, book itself is in like new condition. Images are included, feel free to ask for more! Seller Inventory # 517

Synopsis:

Modern readers will be surprised by Ribeiro's complex treatment of love and longing in Maiden and Modest (1554), because his narrative of suffering and unhappy love is told from the perspective of female protagonists. Indeed, a strikingly feminist note infuses the entire narrative, which also contains both autobiographical aspects and traces of the Cabala and Zohar. A self-conscious narrative that explores issues of gender, identity, and sexuality, Maiden and Modest makes a significant contribution to the development of the European novel. This is an essential book for readers of sixteenth-century literature and scholars of European fiction, sixteenth-century European studies, Renaissance studies, comparative literature, Jewish studies, women's studies, and feminist fiction.

About the Author: BERNARDIM RIBEIRO (1482?-1552?), likely a Jewish "New Christian," was a prominent Portuguese Renaissance writer and courtier. GREGORY RABASSA is the preeminent translator from the Spanish and Portuguese.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Maiden and Modest: A Renaissance Pastoral ...
Publisher: Tagus Press, Dartmouth, MA
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition