Bianca Laura Saibante and the use of Semiramis. A case study on the reception of Antiquity in the Italian debates on women in the eighteenth century.

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Title: Bianca Laura Saibante and the use of Semiramis. A case study on the reception of Antiquity in the Italian debates on women in the eighteenth century.
Alternate Title: Bianca Laura Saibante y el uso de Semíramis. Un estudio de caso sobre la recepción de la Antigüedad en los debates italianos sobre la mujer en el siglo xviii.
Authors: Oberhuber, Michaela
Source: Arenal.Revista de Historia de las Mujeres. ene-jun2025, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p57-81. 25p.
Subjects: WOMEN authors, EIGHTEENTH century, QUEENS, GENDER, ORIGINALITY
Abstract (English): For centuries, the use of exempla of ancient women accompanied the discussion of the Querelle des femmes. At times, this practice has been seen as a purely static reproduction of the same topoi, and its innovative power and originality have been strongly relativized. This article aims to test this thesis by analysing the case study of the Italian writer Bianca Laura Saibante (1723-1797), paying attention to nuances and details in her depiction of ancient women. To this end, the analysis focuses on one of a number of ancient women Saibante included in her writings on the female question, namely the Babylonian ruler Semiramis. Main focuses are the narrative elements of Semiramis' life that she highlighted, and the way she functionalized them. Comparison with other representations of the Babylonian queen in writings from a broad context relevant to Saibante serves to identify "small differences" and particularities in her Semiramis' treatment, showing the dynamic character of the reception of Antiquity and its functionalisation for contemporary gender debates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish): Durante siglos, el uso de exempla de mujeres de la Antigüedad acompañó los debates de la Querelle des femmes. En ocasiones, esta práctica se ha visto como una reproducción puramente estática de los mismos topoi, y su poder innovador y originalidad se han relativizado. El presente artículo pone en tela de juicio esta tesis tomando la escritora italiana Bianca Laura Saibante (1723-1797) como caso de estudio, prestando especial atención a los matices y pormenores de su representación de las mujeres de la Antigüedad. El análisis se centra en una de estas mujeres que Saibante incluyó en sus escritos sobre la cuestión femenina: la soberana babilónica Semíramis. Se analizan tanto los elementos narrativos de la vida de Semíramis que Saibante destacó como su uso. Además, la comparación con otras representaciones de la reina babilónica en escritos relevantes para el contexto de Saibante servirá para identificar particularidades en su tratamiento de Semíramis y muestran así el carácter dinámico de la recepción de la Antigüedad y su funcionalización en los debates contemporáneos sobre el género. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: For centuries, the use of exempla of ancient women accompanied the discussion of the Querelle des femmes. At times, this practice has been seen as a purely static reproduction of the same topoi, and its innovative power and originality have been strongly relativized. This article aims to test this thesis by analysing the case study of the Italian writer Bianca Laura Saibante (1723-1797), paying attention to nuances and details in her depiction of ancient women. To this end, the analysis focuses on one of a number of ancient women Saibante included in her writings on the female question, namely the Babylonian ruler Semiramis. Main focuses are the narrative elements of Semiramis' life that she highlighted, and the way she functionalized them. Comparison with other representations of the Babylonian queen in writings from a broad context relevant to Saibante serves to identify "small differences" and particularities in her Semiramis' treatment, showing the dynamic character of the reception of Antiquity and its functionalisation for contemporary gender debates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Durante siglos, el uso de exempla de mujeres de la Antigüedad acompañó los debates de la Querelle des femmes. En ocasiones, esta práctica se ha visto como una reproducción puramente estática de los mismos topoi, y su poder innovador y originalidad se han relativizado. El presente artículo pone en tela de juicio esta tesis tomando la escritora italiana Bianca Laura Saibante (1723-1797) como caso de estudio, prestando especial atención a los matices y pormenores de su representación de las mujeres de la Antigüedad. El análisis se centra en una de estas mujeres que Saibante incluyó en sus escritos sobre la cuestión femenina: la soberana babilónica Semíramis. Se analizan tanto los elementos narrativos de la vida de Semíramis que Saibante destacó como su uso. Además, la comparación con otras representaciones de la reina babilónica en escritos relevantes para el contexto de Saibante servirá para identificar particularidades en su tratamiento de Semíramis y muestran así el carácter dinámico de la recepción de la Antigüedad y su funcionalización en los debates contemporáneos sobre el género. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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