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Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga : power sharing at the Italian Renaissance Court /
In this first full length scholarly study of Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga, Sarah Cockram casts new light on a long misunderstood relationship and shows the couple's strategic teamwork in action. Drawing on largely unpublished archival material, she illuminates tactics of collabora...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Farnham, Surrey :
Ashgate Publishing Ltd,
2013.
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| Colección: | Women and gender in the early modern world.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this first full length scholarly study of Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga, Sarah Cockram casts new light on a long misunderstood relationship and shows the couple's strategic teamwork in action. Drawing on largely unpublished archival material, she illuminates tactics of collaboration and double-dealing. She reveals sharing of authority; behind-the-scenes diplomatic activity; epistolary practices and dissimulation; network-building; sexual politics and seduction; court rivalries; Machiavellian intrigues and assassinations. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (275 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781409448327 1409448320 1299830102 9781299830103 1409448312 9781409448310 1317112717 9781317112716 |