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Who Is Mary?: Three Early Modern Women on the Idea of the Virgin Mary (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)
Vittoria Colonna
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Paperback. For women of the Italian Renaissance, the Virgin Mary was one of the most important role models. This book testifies to the emotional and spiritual relationships that women had with the figure of Mary, whom they were required to emulate as the epitome of femininity. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: DN; HRCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
For women of the Italian Renaissance, the Virgin Mary was one of the most important role models. "Who Is Mary?" presents devotional works written by three women better known for their secular writings: Vittoria Colonna, famed for her Petrarchan lyric verse; Chiara Matraini, one of the most original poets of her generation; and the wide-ranging, intellectually ambitious polemicist Lucrezia Marinella. At a time when the cult of the Virgin was undergoing a substantial process of redefinition, these texts cast fascinating light on the beliefs of Catholic women in the Renaissance, and also, in the cases of Matraini and Marinella, on ... Read more
For women of the Italian Renaissance, the Virgin Mary was one of the most important role models. "Who Is Mary?" presents devotional works written by three women better known for their secular writings: Vittoria Colonna, famed for her Petrarchan lyric verse; Chiara Matraini, one of the most original poets of her generation; and the wide-ranging, intellectually ambitious polemicist Lucrezia Marinella. At a time when the cult of the Virgin was undergoing a substantial process of redefinition, these texts cast fascinating light on the beliefs of Catholic women in the Renaissance, and also, in the cases of Matraini and Marinella, on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Other Voice in Early Modern Europe
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226114002
SKU
V9780226114002
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About Vittoria Colonna
Susan Haskins is an independent scholar living in London. She is the author of Mary Magdalen: Myth and Metaphor.
Reviews for Who Is Mary?: Three Early Modern Women on the Idea of the Virgin Mary (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)
"'The Other Voice' series is a timely contribution to our understanding of the nature and extent of the participation of women and profeminist supporters in early modern European culture and society.... This series highlights the interest of early modern women's literary lives, allowing wives, sisters, and mothers to step out from the shadows and assume the place that is rightfully ... Read more