Italian early modern literature; medieval Italian literature; Italian humanism; comparative early modern constructions of knowledge (Italian, French, English, Spanish); paleography, the history of libraries, the history of writing; gender studies; interdisciplinary theory; language acquisition; language and movement; neuroscience and literature.
Selected Publications:
Books
Chaste Thinking: The Rape of Lucretia and the Birth of Humanism. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1989.
Wings for our Courage: Gender, Erudition, and Republican Thought. University of California Press, FlashPoints series, 2011.