‘Ne reprenez, Dames, si j’ay aymé’: Combatting Fear of Oppression in Louise Labé’s Sonnets
Sixteenth century Lyonnaise poet, Louise Labé, is primarily famous for her sonnet series, encoded with subtle feminist references and overt celebrations of female sexual and romantic desire. However, these poems are also tinged with anxieties, focused on legitimising her poetic voice and self-expres...
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Language: | English |
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University of Western Australia
2014-12-01
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Series: | Limina: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies |
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Online Access: | http://www.limina.arts.uwa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/2657395/Hodge-article.pdf |