Giovanni and Lusanna: Love and Marriage in Renaissance

Giovanni and Lusanna: Love and Marriage in Renaissance Florence

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.
Country USA
Brand University of California Press
Manufacturer University of California Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 14 b/w illustrations
ReleaseDate 2004-12-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780520244955

Country	USA
Brand	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	14 b/w illustrations
ReleaseDate	2004-12-14
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780520244955

Giovanni and Lusanna: Love and Marriage in Renaissance Florence