Agostino Strozzi
Agostino Strozzi | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1450 |
| Died | after 1505 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Ferrara |
| Occupation(s) | Augustinian abbot, writer |
| Era | Renaissance |
| Notable work | La difesa delle donne (The Defense of Women) |
| Movement | Humanism, Querelle des femmes |
Agostino Strozzi (c.1450 – after 1505) was an Italian Augustinian abbot and humanist writer from Mantua. Strozzi is recognized for his contribution to the pro-woman side of the querelle des femmes — "a debate about the nature and worth of women that unfolded in Europe from the medieval to the early modern period."[1][2] Strozzi, commissioned by his cousin Margherita Cantelmo, wrote La defensione delle donne [The Defense of Women] in the 16th century.[3]
Strozzi studied at the University of Ferrara and later served as abbot of the monastery of San Vito near Porta San Giorgio in Mantua.[4][5]
References
- ^ Pamela Joseph Benson (1 November 2010). Invention of the Renaissance Woman: The Challenge of Female Independence in the Literature and Thought of Italy and England. Penn State Press. pp. 45–6. ISBN 978-0-271-04212-1.
- ^ "Querelle". querelle.ca.
- ^ "Agostino Strozzi | Querelle".
- ^ "University of Ferrara Archives". unife.it. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
- ^ "Mantua Historical Society: San Vito Monastery". mantuahistory.org. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
External links
- Querelle | Strozzi Querelle.ca is a website devoted to the works of authors contributing to the pro-woman side of the querelle des femmes.