Discourse to Lady Lavinia His Daughter /

When eleven-year-old Lavinia Guasca began her new life as a lady-in-waiting at the court of Turin, she brought with her a parting gift from her father Annibal (1540-1619): a detailed guidebook he wrote to help steer her through the many pitfalls of court life. Lavinia had her father's Discourse...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Guasco, Annibal (Autor)
Otros Autores: King, Margaret L (Contribuidor), Osborn, Peggy, Rabil, Albert (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2007]
Colección:The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe
Temas:
PHILOSOPHY / General.
relationships, family, familial, father, children, parents, lady in waiting, court, courtly, royalty, aristocrat, aristocracy, society, social studies, turin, guidebook, italian, italy, translation, 1500s, renaissance, middle ages, medieval, history, historical, education, educational, womens, woman, feminism, career, teaching, discussion, health, behavior, conduct.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • THE OTHER VOICE IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE: INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES
  • THE "DISCOURSE" : CONTEXT AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
  • VOLUME EDITOR'S BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • LAVINIA'S FOREWORD
  • GUASCO'S SONNET TO LAVINIA
  • DISCOURSE OF SIGNOR ANNIBAL GUASCO TO LADY LAVINIA HIS DAUGHTER
  • APPENDIX: GUASCO'S CORRESPONDENCE AS A REFLECTION OF HIS FAMILY LIFE
  • SERIES EDITOR'S BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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