: She wrote in terza rima (tercet), a challenging verse form typically reserved for male poets, to establish her authority in high-culture circles. 🏛️ Life in the Venetian Republic
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: She was one of the few women of her era to publish solo works, including her poetry collection Terze Rime (1575) and her prose collection Lettere familiari a diversi (1580). : She wrote in terza rima (tercet), a