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A princess of the Italian reformation, Giulia Gonzaga, 1513-1566; her family and her friends

A princess of the Italian reformation, Giulia Gonzaga, 1513-1566; her family and her friends

Here, Christopher

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Business BiographiesGeneral ChristianityBritish History

ISBN10: 9353701600
ISBN13: 9789353701604
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 15 2019
Pages: 334
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.75 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Giulia Gonzaga moved through 16th century Italy with a rare combination of rank, intellect, and spiritual daring. Power, piety, and peril collide. Christopher Hare's historical biography follows the princess of the Italian Reformation from the glittering Italian Renaissance courts of the Gonzaga family history to the quieter, more dangerous world of spiritual reform movements Italy. Without turning her into a legend, it traces the friendships, correspondences, and pressures that shaped one of the most fascinating Italian reformation women, and sets her story beside the wider currents of church politics, humanist learning, and conscience. Readers of women of the renaissance will find a life lived in public, yet negotiated in private; italian history researchers will value the careful attention to names, places, and context that makes it a dependable renaissance history study and a practical renaissance studies reference, akin to the annotated biography edition collectors seek. A princess of the Italian Reformation has lasting significance among renaissance religious biographies: it reveals how belief and reform were debated not only by prelates and princes, but by women who managed households, patronage, and reputation at the heart of Italian Renaissance culture. For casual readers, the narrative is quietly vivid and humane. For classic-literature collectors, it stands as a period-defining portrait of 16th century Italy and its Italian Renaissance courts. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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