Dante's Female Public Modern
Beatrices
Archive L'Archivio delle Beatrici Moderne ✦ ✦ ✦ Discover the women writers who shaped Dante's reception from 1780 to 1920 across Italy, Britain, Ireland, and the United States.
Beatrices
Archive L'Archivio delle Beatrici Moderne ✦ ✦ ✦ Discover the women writers who shaped Dante's reception from 1780 to 1920 across Italy, Britain, Ireland, and the United States.
The Archive at a Glance · L'Archivio in Cifre
140 Years of Reception 1780 – 1920, from the Age of Translation to the Modernist threshold
4 Nations Italy, Britain, Ireland, United States — transnational in scope
600+ Archive Records Biographical profiles, bibliographic entries, exhibitions, and events
Authors Autrici 200+ Biographical profiles Women writers who read, translated, performed, and transformed Dante across Italy, Britain, Ireland, and the United States. Browse authors ↗ Works Opere 350+ Bibliographic entries Translations, critical essays, poems, novels, lectures, and plays — searchable by genre, date, language, and Dantesque cantica. Browse works ↗ Networks Reti 80+ Publishers & circles Visual network analysis revealing publishing circles and literary societies connecting authors across geographies and decades. Explore networks ↗ Exhibits & Events Mostre & Eventi 40+ Public exhibitions & events Exhibitions, public lectures, conference papers, and press — bringing the archive into public space and beyond the academy. Visit exhibitions ↗
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Funded by Leverhulme Trust Early Career Research Fellowship 2020–23