Humanism and Prophecy: for a Reading of the Epistolae Familiares by Laura Cereta (1469-1499)

Authors

  • Clara Stella University of Seville

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1825-9618/15170

Keywords:

Laura Cereta, Brescia, Savonarola, Catherine of Siena, Prophecy

Abstract

The article analyses the relationship between gender and the sacred in the prophetic elements of Cereta’s Epistolae Familiares. The author’s letters of autobiography, political engagement and reform of customs are considered by relating them to Savonarola’s influence and the writings of Birgitta of Sweden and, in particular, the language and rhetorical strategies of Catherine of Siena.

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Published

2022-07-13

How to Cite

Stella, C. (2022). Humanism and Prophecy: for a Reading of the Epistolae Familiares by Laura Cereta (1469-1499). Scienza & Politica. Per Una Storia Delle Dottrine, 34(66), 45–60. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1825-9618/15170

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 66 (2022): On Women's Political Thought in the Early Modern Age (Edited by Eleonora Cappuccilli)

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