Selected Letters of Alessandra Strozzi, Bilingual edition (Biblioteca Italiana): Volume 9 - Brossura

Strozzi, Alessandra; Gregory, Heather

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0520203909 ISBN 13: 9780520203907

Casa editrice: University of California Press, 1997

Riassunto

The letters of Alessandra Strozzi provide a vivid and spirited portrayal of life in fifteenth-century Florence. Among the richest autobiographical materials to survive from the Italian Renaissance, the letters reveal a woman who fought stubbornly to preserve her family's property and position in adverse circumstances, and who was an acute observer of Medicean society. Her letters speak of political and social status, of the concept of honor, and of the harshness of life, including the plague and the loss of children. They are also a guide to Alessandra's inner life over a period of twenty-three years, revealing the pain and sorrow, and, more rarely, the joy and triumph, with which she responded to the events unfolding around her.

This edition includes translations, in full or in part, of 35 of the 73 extant letters. The selections carry forward the story of Alessandra's life and illustrate the range of attitudes, concerns, and activities which were characteristic of their author.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Heather Gregory is Assistant Registrar in the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition, Australian Commonwealth Government Department of Employment, Education, and Training in Canberra.

Dalla quarta di copertina

"The liveliness of Ms. Gregory's translation . . . reminds me anew what a marvelous window these letters offer into the experience of a past world."—Dale Kent, author of The Rise of the Medici

Dal risvolto di copertina interno

"The liveliness of Ms. Gregory's translation . . . reminds me anew what a marvelous window these letters offer into the experience of a past world." Dale Kent, author of The Rise of the Medici

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: University of California Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0520203909
• ISBN 13: 9780520203907
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 266
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Germania