Women in Italy 1350-1650 - Ideals and Realities

Informationen zum Autor Paola Tinagli is Mary R. Rogers is Lecturer in History of Art at the University of Bristol Klappentext 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 women¹s 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPart 1 : IdealsWoman's nature and characteristicsThe discourse of beauty and loveThe Virgin MaryFemale SaintsFamous and exemplary womenPart 2 : LifecyclesGirlsBetrothals and Weddings Marriage and married lifeConception, childbirth and the upbringing of childrenWidowsPart 3 : RolesNuns and women in religionThe court ladyWomen and work for gainProstitutes and courtesansWriters, artists, musicians and performersIllustrationsBibliographyIndex...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mary Rogers, Mary Tinagli Rogers, Paola Tinagli, Tinagli Paola
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.02.2006
• EAN: 9780719072093
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-7209-3
• Pagine: 384
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, HISTORY / Women, Italy, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Gender studies: women, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Gender studies: women and girls, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, European history: medieval period, middle ages, C 1600 To C 1700, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval