Immagini di donne nel Primo libro delle opere toscane di Laura Battiferra: L’aspetto divino della natura femminile

Abstract

Τhe object of this study is the presence of female in some characteristic poems of Primo libro delle opere toscane (1560) by Laura Battiferra. The woman in the poems of Battiferra is an entity with divine properties, which reveals to the humans the secrets of an eternal and indestructible world. The poetry of Battiferra can uncover the way the Renaissance world foregrounds the female as creator and actor of the social evolution, as well as a catalyst for the
understanding of the cosmic mystery.