The Heroic Female: Redefining the Role of the Heroine in the Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri

The Heroic Female: Redefining the Role of the Heroine in the Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri fills a void in critical inquiry on the works of eighteenth-century tragedian Vittorio Alfieri - perhaps the most important figure of the Italian Enlightenment - by exploring in depth the often neglected female characters and their function within the tragic