The Italian Renaissance: The Essential SourcesISBN: 978-0-631-23164-6
Hardcover
320 pages
July 2003, Wiley-Blackwell
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- An ideal complement to Paula Findlen’s ‘The Italian Renaissance: Essential Readings’ (Blackwell Publishing, 2002).
- Includes canonical texts alongside newly available ones that give fresh perspectives.
- Selections address topical issues, such as the family strategies of women, attitudes towards non-Italians, and women as patrons of art.
- Genres represented include correspondence, poetry, the story, dialogue, oratory, and autobiography.
- Brings the teaching of the Italian Renaissance to life, showing how citizens communicated about their beliefs, desires, fears, and hopes.