| Selected Letters of Alessandra Strozzi, Bilingual Edition: Volume 9 Contributor(s): Strozzi, Alessandra (Author), Gregory, Heather (Translator), Gregory, Heather (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0520203909 ISBN-13: 9780520203907 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $31.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1997 Annotation: "The liveliness of Ms. Gregory's translation . . . reminds me anew what a marvelous window these letters offer into the experience of a past world."--Dale Kent, author of "The Rise of the Medici |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 95051561 |
| Series: Biblioteca Italiana |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.9" W x 7.9" (0.60 lbs) 293 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The letters of Alessandra Strozzi provide a vivid and spirited portrayal of life in fifteenth-century Florence. Among the richest autobiographical materials to survive from the Italian Renaissance, the letters reveal a woman who fought stubbornly to preserve her family's property and position in adverse circumstances, and who was an acute observer of Medicean society. Her letters speak of political and social status, of the concept of honor, and of the harshness of life, including the plague and the loss of children. They are also a guide to Alessandra's inner life over a period of twenty-three years, revealing the pain and sorrow, and, more rarely, the joy and triumph, with which she responded to the events unfolding around her. This edition includes translations, in full or in part, of 35 of the 73 extant letters. The selections carry forward the story of Alessandra's life and illustrate the range of attitudes, concerns, and activities which were characteristic of their author. |