Sacred narratives / Lucrezia Tornabuoni de' Medici ; edited and translated by Jane Tylus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tornabuoni, Lucrezia, 1425-1482.

Contributor:

Tylus, Jane, 1956-

Series:

Other voice in early modern Europe.

Other voice in early modern Europe

Standardized Title:

Poemetti sacri. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tornabuoni, Lucrezia, 1425-1482--Translations into English.

Tornabuoni, Lucrezia.

Religious poetry, Italian--Translations into English.

Religious poetry, Italian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The most prominent woman in Renaissance Florence, Lucrezia Tornabuoni de' Medici (1425-1482) lived during her city's golden age. Wife of Piero de' Medici and mother of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Tornabuoni exerted considerable influence on Florence's political and social affairs. She was also, as this volume illustrates, a gifted and prolific poet. This is the first major collection in any language of her extensive body of religious poems. Ranging from gentle lyrics on the Nativity to moving dialogues between a crucified Christ and the weeping sinner who kneels before him, the nine laudi (poems of praise) included here are among the few such poems known to have been written by a woman. Tornabuoni's five storie sacre, narrative poems based on the lives of biblical figures-three of whom, Judith, Susanna, and Esther, are Old Testament heroines-are virtually unique in their range and expressiveness. Together with Jane Tylus's substantial introduction, these poems offer us both a fascinating portrait of a highly educated and creative woman and a lively sense of cultural and social life in Renaissance Florence.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction to the Series

Introduction: Gender and Religion in Fifteenth-Century Florence

The Story of Devout Susanna

The Life of Tobias

The Story of Judith, Hebrew Widow

The Story of Queen Esther

The Life of Saint John the Baptist

Poems of Praise

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-296) and index.

ISBN:

9786611126094

9781281126092

1281126098

9780226808574

0226808572

OCLC:

437248198