| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 280 pages) : illustrations |
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The other voice in early modern Europe |
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Other voice in early modern Europe.
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| Contents |
Vittoria Colonna's The plaint of the marchesa di Pescara on the passion of Christ -- Chiara Matraini's Brief discourse on the life and praises of the most blessed Virgin and mother of the son of God -- Lucrezia Marinella's The life of the Virgin Mary, empress of the universe -- Appendix: the Magnificat (Luke 1:46 : 55) |
| Summary |
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 ca |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-273) and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the Italian |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint.
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Colonna, Vittoria, 1492-1547
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Matraini, Chiara, 1515-1604?
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Marinella, Lucrezia, 1571-1653.
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| SUBJECT |
Colonna, Vittoria, 1492-1547 fast |
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Marinella, Lucrezia, 1571-1653 fast |
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Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint fast |
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Matraini, Chiara, 1515-1604? fast |
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Matraini, Chiara. swd |
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Marinella, Lucrezia. swd |
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Colonna, Vittoria. swd |
| Subject |
RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Christology.
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Mariologie
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Haskins, Susan.
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Colonna, Vittoria, 1492-1547.
Pianto della Marchesa di Pescara sopra la Passione di Christo. English.
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Matraini, Chiara, 1515-1604?
Breve discorso sopra la vita e laude della beatiss. verg. e madre del figlivol di Dio. English.
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Marinella, Lucrezia, 1571-1653.
Vita di Maria Vergine Imperatrice dell'universo. English.
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| LC no. |
2008038941 |
| ISBN |
9780226113975 |
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0226113973 |
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9780226113982 |
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9780226114002 |
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0226113981 |
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0226114007 |
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1282679007 |
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9781282679009 |
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9786612679001 |
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661267900X |
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