Teresa of Avila and the Rhetoric of Femininity by Alison Weber

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Hardcover
Book Title
Teresa of Avila and the Rhetoric of Femininity
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ISBN
9780691068121
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691068127
ISBN-13
9780691068121
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1562688

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
200 Pages
Publication Name
Teresa of Avila and the Rhetoric of Femininity
Language
English
Subject
Women's Studies, History
Publication Year
1990
Type
Textbook
Author
Alison Weber
Subject Area
Religion, Social Science
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
89-039764
Reviews
Weber's book reveals the many ambiguities of Teresa's narrative technique. Her analysis of these shifting tones and strategies is original and stimulating, and is a valuable contribution to the study of this extraordinary woman. ---Colin P. Thompson, The Times Literary Supplement, "Weber's book reveals the many ambiguities of Teresa's narrative technique. Her analysis of these shifting tones and strategies is original and stimulating, and is a valuable contribution to the study of this extraordinary woman." ---Colin P. Thompson, The Times Literary Supplement, "Weber's book reveals the many ambiguities of Teresa's narrative technique. Her analysis of these shifting tones and strategies is original and stimulating, and is a valuable contribution to the study of this extraordinary woman." --Colin P. Thompson, The Times Literary Supplement, "A startling case study of how women were able to function as leaders and intellectuals in cultures that forbade these roles." --Rosemary Radford Ruether, Garret Theological Seminary and Northwestern University, "Weber's book reveals the many ambiguities of Teresa's narrative technique. Her analysis of these shifting tones and strategies is original and stimulating, and is a valuable contribution to the study of this extraordinary woman."-- Colin P. Thompson, The Times Literary Supplement
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
282/.092
Synopsis
Celebrated as a visionary chronicler of spirituality, Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) suffered persecution by the Counter-Reformation clergy in Spain, who denounced her for her "diabolical illusions" and "dangerous propaganda." Confronting the historical irony of Teresa's transformation from a figure of questionable orthodoxy to a national saint, Alison Weber shows how this teacher and reformer used exceptional rhetorical skills to defend her ideas at a time when women were denied participation in theological discourse. In a close examination of Teresa's major writings, Weber correlates the stylistic techniques of humility, irony, obfuscation, and humor with social variables such as the marginalized status of pietistic groups and demonstrates how Teresa strategically adopted linguistic features associated with women--affectivity, spontaneity, colloquialism--in order to gain access to the realm of power associated with men.
LC Classification Number
BX4700.T4W45 1990

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