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Title: Women of the Renaissance (Women in Culture and Society Series) by Margaret L. King, Catharine R. Stimpson ISBN: 0-226-43618-7 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: November, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.15 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A great resource of women's history
Comment: I was required to read this book for a History of the Renaissance 1300 course. Far from a dry text, I found this book to be an enlightening view into the roles of women in Renaissance society, the social mores and opinions that restricted them, and the many ways in which some circumvented society in order to express themselves (there is a lot more there than you think!). It is full of primary data, some of which is only available in Italian and other original languages, and translated for this book by the author. One who reads this book will come away with a more complete and well-rounded view of Renaissance women's lives, (at their best and their worst) and a greater respect for those who lived them. In response to the previous reviewer, and as a warning to those looking for an "easy read". This is an excellent source of fact-based material on the time period and its inhabiants, not a pre-digested, dime-tour of the Renaissance. But for those who are open to a little intellectual stimulation will find this a powerful, eye-opening experience worth their time.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not An Easy Read, But Worth the Extra Time
Comment: I was overwhelmed by the volumes of historical information in this book, but not so impressed by its organization. It would have benefited from a more chronological organization or some other means of keeping track of who was who and when and where they lived. The book is packed full of information, historical interest and the "voices" of women of the Renaissance. It is a great source for research, but give yourself lots of time to read it. The chapters are over long and the flow is not exactly the "page-turning" variety. Still it is a must read for students of women's history or the history of the Renaissance.
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Title: Women in Italian Renaissance Art: Gender, Representation, Identity by Paola Tinagli ISBN: 071904054X Publisher: Manchester Univ Pr Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Gender and Society in Renaissance Italy by Judith C. Brown, Robert C. Davis ISBN: 058229326X Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 26 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $44.00 |
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Title: Collected Letters of a Renaissance Feminist (Other Voice in Early Modern Europe) by Laura Cereta, Diana (Editor & Translator) Robin, Diana Maury Robin, Diana M. Robi ISBN: 0226100138 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Women Poets of the Italian Renaissance: Courtly Ladies and Courtesans by Laura Anna Stortoni, Mary Prentice Lillie ISBN: 0934977437 Publisher: Italica Press, Inc. Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Virtue and Beauty: Leonardo's Ginevra de' Benci and Renaissance Portraits of Women by David Alan Brown ISBN: 0691090572 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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