Between Patronage and Professional Writing. The Situation of Eighteenth Century Women of Letters in Venice: The Example of Luisa Bergalli Gozzi

Abstract

In the eighteenth century, Venice was the centre of Italian publishing and culture. Drama writers, such as Carlo Goldoni, were among the first professional writers in eighteenthcentury Italy. A large part of the literary field there was dominated by translation and journalism, both of which attracted some prolific women writers, such as Luisa Bergalli Gozzi and Elisabetta Caminer Turra. This chapter will analyse the material implications of the literary production by Luisa Bergalli between patronage and professional writing.