This book is part of a 3-volume anthology of women's writing in Latin from antiquity to the early modern era. Each volume provides texts, contexts, and translat

The first women Latinists lived in renaissance Italy. The new learning spread from there to the rest of Europe. The original purpose of teaching women Latin was

This illustrated anthology brings together for the first time a collection of essays that explore the position of women and the contributions made by them to th

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

"The essays in this volume, many of which are in dialogue with Francoise Waquet's Latin or the Empire of a Sign, showcase some of the most exciting and sophisti