Women Poets of the Italian Renaissance: Courtly Ladies and Courtesans

Stortoni

ISBN 10: 0934977437 / ISBN 13: 9780934977432

Published by Italica Pr, 1997

About this Item

Has bookstore stickers on spine and back cover. Nice appearance, Text appears to be very clean, but may contain minor marks that we missed, Light shelf and corner wear. Binding is in very good condition. Looks very nice. 267 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 6. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Women & Feminism. ISBN: 0934977437. ISBN/EAN: 9780934977432. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561055531.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Women Poets of the Italian Renaissance: Courtly Ladies and Courtesans
• Publisher: Italica Pr
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0934977437
• ISBN 13: 9780934977432
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry

About this title

Synopsis

This dual-language collection presents the rich flowering of women's poetry during the Italian Renaissance: from the love lyrics of famous courtly ladies of Venice and Rome to the deeply moral and spiritual poets of the age. It includes biographies of 19 poets and over 80 selected poems in the original Italian with facing English verse translation. Poets include: Laura Battiferri Ammannati, Isabella Andreini, Vittoria Colonna, Tullia d'Aragona, Lucia Bertani Dell'Oro, Leonora Ravira Falletti, Moderata Fonte, Veronica Franco, Veronica Gāmbara, Olimpia Malipiera, Chiara Matraini, Lucrezia Tornabuoni de' Medici, Isabella di Morra, Aurelia Petrucci, Antonia Giannotti Pulci, Camilla Scarampa, Gaspara Stampa, Laura Bacio Terracina, Barbara Bentivoglio Strozzi Torelli. Dual-language poetry. Introduction, biographies, notes, bibliographies, first-line index.

Language Notes

Text: English, Italian (translation)
Original Language: Italian