Giovanni and Lusanna : Love and Marriage in Renaissance Florence

Brucker, Gene

ISBN 10: 0520063287 / ISBN 13: 9780520063280

Published by University of California Press, 1988

Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc. Seller Inventory # 00088985996

Synopsis:

This compelling account of a wronged woman in Renaissance Florence, first published in 1986, is a fascinating view of Florentine society and its attitudes on love, marriage, class, and gender. Lusanna was a beautiful woman from a middle-class background who, in 1455, brought suit against Giovanni, her aristocratic lover, when she learned he had contracted to marry a woman of his own class. Blending scholarship with insightful narrative, the book portrays an extraordinary woman who challenged the unwritten codes and barriers of the social hierarchy and dared to seek a measure of personal independence in a male-dominated world.

Review: "At its core, this splendid study is about stubborn love, the forms of law, and the impossibility of each to accommodate the ultimate claims of the other."--"New York Times Book Review

Bibliographic Details

Title: Giovanni and Lusanna : Love and Marriage in ...
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Date: 1988
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good