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03198cam a2200421 a 4500 001 7C07B0140F4011DF93771FC5C41A358D 003 SILO 005 20100201083435 008 080313s2009 ilua b 001 0deng 010 $a 2008011338 020 $a 0226821285 (hardcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780226821283 (hardcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)214934452 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BAKER $d YDXCP $d UKM $d C#P $d BWX $d CDX $d NLGGC $d MHW $d IOH $d SILO 050 00 $a BX4700.C4 $b T95 2009 082 00 $a 282.092 $2 22 084 $a 18.29 $2 bcl 100 1 $a Tylus, Jane, $d 1956- 245 1 $a Reclaiming Catherine of Siena : $b literacy, literature, and the signs of others / $c Jane Tylus. 260 $a Chicago : $b University of Chicago Press, $c 2009. 300 $a xiv, 323 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-301) and index. 505 0 $a Girolamo Gigli's burning books -- Heroes, villains, and a Frenchman -- Vernacular voices of the donna : Pisa -- Writing and presence : the Val d'Orcia -- The idea of the book : Rome -- Aftermath. 520 1 $a "Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), the first woman to leave behind a body of written work in Italian, wrote almost four hundred epistles in her lifetime, effectively insinuating herself into the literary, political, and theological debates of her day. At the same time, as the daughter of a Sienese dyer, Catherine had no formal education, and her accomplishments were considered miracles rather than the work of her own hand. As a result, she has been largely excluded from accounts of the development of European humanism and the language and literature of Italy. Reclaiming Catherine of Siena makes the case for considering Catherine alongside literary giants such as Dante and Petrarch, as it underscores Catherine's commitment to using the vernacular to manifest Christ's message - and her own." "Jane Tylus charts here the contested struggles of scholars over the centuries to situate Catherine in the history of Italian culture in early modernity. But she mainly focuses on Catherine's works, calling attention to the interplay between orality and textuality in the letters and demonstrating why it was so important for Catherine to envision herself as a writer. Tylus argues for a reevalution of Catherine as not just a medieval saint, but one of the major figures at the birth of the Italian literary canon."--BOOK JACKET. 600 00 $a Catherine, $c of Siena, Saint, $d 1347-1380 $x Literary art. 650 17 $a Auteurschap. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Taalgebruik. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Receptie. $2 gtt 651 7 $a ItalieÌ. $2 gtt 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0814/2008011338.html 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0829/2008011338-b.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0829/2008011338-d.html 941 $a 3 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718084929.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20210707012538.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180109045821.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7C07B0140F4011DF93771FC5C41A358D 994 $a 02 $b IOHInitiate Another SILO Locator Search