After our discussion on Monday over the poems of Veronica Franco, I decided to look into some more of her work and how it related to other women during her time. The image above is a compilation of both Veronica's poems and others written by men. the poetic style of this work is known as the capitoli in tereza rima. According to the online source, this is comparable to the style that Dante presents in his writings. In this collection, a variety of poems are separated into "chapters" and are composed by various poets including Franco. In certain excerpts of this text, according to the source, Veronica expresses her distaste for her male counterparts degrading and insulting comments towards women. Franco uses her poetic background to argue against men who put down women in their compositions, and is published alongside with the male poetry in this collection.
This image represents the title of Veronica Franco's Lettere Familiari, which we have discussed in class. According to the online source, Franco uses various styles of poetry throughout this text, including a laconic style of writing in order to speak plainly rather than providing an intricate text that is challenging for viewers to read. This is probably because of Franco's concern with reaching more views and being able to communicate with a wider audience. As for her writings, from this source, it is evident that her work has remained very successful throughout the years, and has undoubtedly influenced the work of others.
Sources:
http://dornsife.usc.edu/veronica-franco/poems-and-letters/
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