Selected Letters |
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| Author:
| D'Este, Isabella |
| Editor:
| Shemek, Deanna |
| Translator:
| Shemek, Deanna |
| Series title: | The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: the Toronto Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-86698-572-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
| Publisher: | Arizona State University, Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $64.95 |
Book Description:
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Isabella d'Este (1474-1539), daughter of the Este dukes of Ferrara and wife of Marchese Francesco II Gonzaga of Mantua, co-regent of the Gonzaga state, art collector, musician, diplomat, dynastic mother, traveler, reader, gardener, fashion innovator, and consummate politician, was also, as this volume attests, a prolific letter writer with a highly developed epistolary network. Presented here for the first time in any language is a...
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Isabella d'Este (1474-1539), daughter of the Este dukes of Ferrara and wife of Marchese Francesco II Gonzaga of Mantua, co-regent of the Gonzaga state, art collector, musician, diplomat, dynastic mother, traveler, reader, gardener, fashion innovator, and consummate politician, was also, as this volume attests, a prolific letter writer with a highly developed epistolary network. Presented here for the first time in any language is a representative selection from over 16,000 letters sent by Isabella to addressees across a wide social spectrum. Together, they paint a nuanced and colorful portrait of a brilliant and influential female protagonist of early modern European society.