| Description |
1 online resource (x, 300 pages) |
| Series |
The other voice in early modern Europe |
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Other voice in early modern Europe.
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| Contents |
Introduction : Gender and Religion in Fifteenth-Century Florence -- The Story of Devout Susanna -- The Life of Tobias -- The Story of Judith, Hebrew Widow -- The Story of Queen Esther -- The Life of Saint John the Baptist -- Poems of Praise |
| Summary |
The most prominent woman in Renaissance Florence, Lucrezia Tornabuoni de' Medici (1425-1482) lived during her city's golden age. Wife of Piero de' Medici and mother of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Tornabuoni exerted considerable influence on Florence's political and social affairs. She was also, as this volume illustrates, a gifted and prolific poet. This is the first major collection in any language of her extensive body of religious poems. Ranging from gentle lyrics on the Nativity to moving dialogues between a crucified Christ and the weeping sinner who kneels before him, the nine laudi (poems |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-296) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Tornabuoni, Lucrezia, 1425-1482 -- Translations into English
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| SUBJECT |
Tornabuoni, Lucrezia, 1425-1482 fast |
| Subject |
Religious poetry, Italian -- Translations into English
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POETRY -- Continental European.
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Religious poetry, Italian
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| Genre/Form |
Translations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tylus, Jane, 1956-
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| ISBN |
9780226808574 |
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0226808572 |
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9780226808529 |
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0226808521 |
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