Dr. Gabriella Scarlatta is Associate Professor of French and Italian, Director of French Studies, and Associate Dean at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

• Introduction The Italian Disperata: Origins and Definitions The Female-Voiced Disperata The Disperata in the Quattrocento The Disperata in the Cinquecento The Disperata in France Disperata and Desespoir Conclusion

Dr. Gabriella Scarlatta is Associate Professor of French and Italian, Director of French Studies, and Associate Dean at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

• Introduction The Italian Disperata: Origins and Definitions The Female-Voiced Disperata The Disperata in the Quattrocento The Disperata in the Cinquecento The Disperata in France Disperata and Desespoir Conclusion

Dr. Gabriella Scarlatta is Associate Professor of French and Italian, Director of French Studies, and Associate Dean at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

• Introduction The Italian Disperata: Origins and Definitions The Female-Voiced Disperata The Disperata in the Quattrocento The Disperata in the Cinquecento The Disperata in France Disperata and Desespoir Conclusion