Laura Giannetti is an associate professor of Italian in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Miami.

'Giannetti reveals a rich dialogue(both on and off stage) that portrayed, discussed, challenged, and contributed to seicento ideas on gender, homosexuality, and marriage... This study also demonstrates how theatrical texts can serve as important sources for the reconstruction of sixteenth-century culture when historical and archival resources are lacking adding color and nuance to topics that have been long understudied. - Kathy Johnston-Keane (Annali d’Italianistica, vol 28:2010)

Laura Giannetti is an associate professor of Italian in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Miami.

'Giannetti reveals a rich dialogue(both on and off stage) that portrayed, discussed, challenged, and contributed to seicento ideas on gender, homosexuality, and marriage... This study also demonstrates how theatrical texts can serve as important sources for the reconstruction of sixteenth-century culture when historical and archival resources are lacking adding color and nuance to topics that have been long understudied. - Kathy Johnston-Keane (Annali d’Italianistica, vol 28:2010)

Laura Giannetti is an associate professor of Italian in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Miami.

'Giannetti reveals a rich dialogue(both on and off stage) that portrayed, discussed, challenged, and contributed to seicento ideas on gender, homosexuality, and marriage... This study also demonstrates how theatrical texts can serve as important sources for the reconstruction of sixteenth-century culture when historical and archival resources are lacking adding color and nuance to topics that have been long understudied. - Kathy Johnston-Keane (Annali d’Italianistica, vol 28:2010)