Renaissance Woman by Gaia Servadio
The Renaissance created a new vision of womanhood and indeed a New Woman, proposes Gaia Servadio in this rich feast of a book. She dates the birth of this revolutionary movement to the invention of the printing press in 1456, which made books-and hence education-available to women. Central to her story are the lives of such as Vittoria Colonna, whose extraordinary mutual love with Michelangelo is told here; Tullia d'Aragona, poet and the best known courtesan of her age; and French poet Louise Labe, who fought in battle in male clothes. They are placed center stage to the Renaissance's power plays, paintings and architecture, courtesans and popes, music and manners, fashion, food, cosmetics, changing societies and the language of poetry and symbols.
The Spectator, 25th June 2005Review by Ian Thomson: 'This marvellous study of Renaissance women and their men.' 'Gaia Servadio is to be congratulated on her eye for memorable historical detail and flare for storytelling.' Italia!, June 2005: 'This remarkable book reminds us that behind every great man there's an even greater woman... an altogether different kind of history book.'SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNALServadio presents the lives of artistic and sensual women, arguing forcefully for their importance...and the reader with interest in the women of the sixteenth century will find much to value here. - Amelia J Carr
Gaia Servadio is a broadcaster, journalist, editor and writer, whose books include Luchino Visconti: A Biography (1981), The Real Traviata (1994), and Rossini (2003).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781850434214 |
| ISBN 10 | 1850434212 |
| Title | Renaissance Woman |
| Author | Gaia Servadio |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2008-04-02 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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