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Selected Letters of Alessandra Strozzi, Bilingual edition (Paperback, Bilingual Ed)
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Selected Letters of Alessandra Strozzi, Bilingual edition (Paperback, Bilingual Ed)
Series: Biblioteca Italiana, 9
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The letters of Alessandra Strozzi provide a vivid and spirited
portrayal of life in fifteenth-century Florence. Among the richest
autobiographical materials to survive from the Italian Renaissance,
the letters reveal a woman who fought stubbornly to preserve her
family's property and position in adverse circumstances, and who
was an acute observer of Medicean society. Her letters speak of
political and social status, of the concept of honor, and of the
harshness of life, including the plague and the loss of children.
They are also a guide to Alessandra's inner life over a period of
twenty-three years, revealing the pain and sorrow, and, more
rarely, the joy and triumph, with which she responded to the events
unfolding around her. This edition includes translations, in full
or in part, of 35 of the 73 extant letters. The selections carry
forward the story of Alessandra's life and illustrate the range of
attitudes, concerns, and activities which were characteristic of
their author.
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