Vittoria Colonna: Poetry, Religion, Art, Impact

Description: This edited collection presents fresh and original work on Vittoria Colonna, perhaps the outstanding female figure of the Italian Renaissance, a leading Petrarchist poet, and an important figure in the Italian Reform movement. This volume comprises compelling new research by established and emerging scholars.

Brief description: Virginia Cox is Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge. Her books include Women's Writing in Italy, 1400-1650 (2008), The Prodigious Muse: Women's Writing in Counter-Reformation Italy (2011), Lyric Poetry by Women of the Italian Renaissance (2013) and A Short History of the Italian Renaissance (2015).

Review Quotes: "This thematically comprehensive volume offers scholars valuable insights into Vittoria Colonna's literary and cultural contributions, making it an essential resource for those studying early modern European history and feminist perspectives."
- Marjorie Och, EMW Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 2024

"It is thrilling to see the diverseness of Colonna's oeuvre highlighted in the growing field of research that this volume embodies... Meticulous archival work supports the close readings of the literary texts and allows the volume's contributors to present exciting perspectives on Colonna and her 254 book reviews circles that have not previously been discussed."
-Johanna Vernqvist, Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme, 45.4, Fall 2022