Margaret Fuller: Marchesa Ossoli

By Julia Ward Howe

Book Overview

Margaret Fuller: Marchesa Ossoli is a biography written by Julia Ward Howe about the life of Margaret Fuller, an influential American feminist, writer, and intellectual of the 19th century. The book covers Fuller's life from her childhood in Massachusetts to her time as a prominent figure in the literary and feminist circles of New York and Boston. It also delves into her travels to Europe, where she became involved in the Italian revolutionary movement and eventually married an Italian nobleman, the Marchese Ossoli. The biography explores Fuller's complex personality, her struggles with love and identity, and her legacy as a pioneering feminist and intellectual. Howe draws on a wealth of primary sources, including Fuller's own writings and letters, to create a vivid and nuanced portrait of this remarkable woman.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1163100579
• ISBN13: 9781163100578
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"