Women in Italy, 1350-1650 : ideals and realities : a sourcebook

著者

• Rogers, Mary (Mary Ruth)
• Tinagli, Paola

書誌事項

Women in Italy, 1350-1650 : ideals and realities : a sourcebook

selected, translated and introduced by Mary Rogers and Paola Tinagli

Manchester University Press , Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2005

• : hardback
• : paperback

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xi]-xii) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hardback ISBN 9780719072086

内容説明

This enlightening book aims to fill the gap in the literature on women's lives from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth century, a time in which Italian urban societies saw much debate on the nature of women and on their roles, education and behaviour. Indeed these were debates which would in subsequent years resonate throughout Europe as a whole. Using a broad range of contemporary source material, most of which has never been translated before, this book illuminates the ideals and realities informing the lives of women within the context of civic and courtly culture. The text is divided into three sections: contemporary views on the nature of women, and ethical and aesthetic ideals seen as suitable to them; life cycles from birth to death, punctuated by the rites of passage of betrothal, marriage and widowhood; women's roles in the convent, the court, the workplace, and in cultural life. Through their exploration of these themes, Rogers and Tinagli demonstrate that there was no single 'Renaissance woman'. The realities of women(1)s experiences were rich and various, and their voices speak of diverse possibilities for emotionally rich and socially useful lives. This will be essential reading for students and teachers of society and culture during the Italian Renaissance, as well as gender historians working on early modern Europe. -- .

目次

• Introduction
• Part 1: Ideals
• Woman's nature and characteristics
• The discourse of beauty and love
• The Virgin Mary
• Female saints
• Famous and exemplary women
• Part 2: Lifecycles
• Girls
• Betrothals and weddings
• Marriage and married life
• Conception, childbirth and the upbringing of children
• Widows
• Part 3: Roles
• Nuns and women in religion
• The court lady
• Women and work for gain
• Prostitutes and courtesans
• Writers, artists, musicians and performers
• Illustrations
• Bibliography
• Index

巻冊次

: paperback ISBN 9780719072093

内容説明

This enlightening book aims to fill the gap in the literature on women's lives from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth century, a time in which Italian urban societies saw much debate on the nature of women and on their roles, education and behaviour. Indeed these were debates which would in subsequent years resonate throughout Europe as a whole. Using a broad range of contemporary source material, most of which has never been translated before, this book illuminates the ideals and realities informing the lives of women within the context of civic and courtly culture. The text is divided into three sections: contemporary views on the nature of women, and ethical and aesthetic ideals seen as suitable to them; life cycles from birth to death, punctuated by the rites of passage of betrothal, marriage and widowhood; women's roles in the convent, the court, the workplace, and in cultural life. Through their exploration of these themes, Rogers and Tinagli demonstrate that there was no single 'Renaissance woman'. The realities of women(1)s experiences were rich and various, and their voices speak of diverse possibilities for emotionally rich and socially useful lives. This will be essential reading for students and teachers of society and culture during the Italian Renaissance, as well as gender historians working on early modern Europe. -- .

目次

Introduction Part 1 : Ideals Woman's nature and characteristics The discourse of beauty and love The Virgin Mary Female Saints Famous and exemplary women Part 2 : Lifecycles Girls Betrothals and Weddings Marriage and married life Conception, childbirth and the upbringing of children Widows Part 3 : Roles Nuns and women in religion The court lady Women and work for gain Prostitutes and courtesans Writers, artists, musicians and performers Illustrations Bibliography Index -- .

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA75691483
• ISBN:
  • 0719072085
  • 0719072093
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Manchester,New York, N.Y.
• ページ数/冊数: xii, 372 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm