Lucrezia Tornabuoni de' Medici ; edited and translated by Jane Tylus.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Chicago :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Chicago Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (x, 300 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
The other voice in early modern Europe
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-296) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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. 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.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Sacred narratives.
International Standard Book Number
9780226808529
UNIFORM TITLE
General Material Designation
Poemetti sacri.
Language (when part of a heading)
English
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Tornabuoni, Lucrezia,1425-1482
Tornabuoni, Lucrezia,1425-1482.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Religious poetry, Italian, Translations into English.