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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. S...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tornabuoni, Lucrezia, 1425-1482
Otros Autores: Tylus, Jane, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2001.
Colección:Other voice in early modern Europe.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 300 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-296) and index.
ISBN:9780226808574
0226808572
9780226808529
0226808521