{"product_id":"selected-letters-9780866985727","title":"Selected Letters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeanna Shemek’s translation of 830 letters of Isabella d’Este does not disappoint. She has selected letters that demonstrate the variety of Isabella’s interests and document a life that was both long and extraordinarily dramatic. We see the marchioness evolve intellectually, politically and culturally, against the backdrop of a volatile political climate and a rapidly changing diplomatic scene, to become a shrewd political actor and an ever more discerning patron of the arts. Shemek has produced an epistolary voice for her subject that is a welljudged amalgam of dignified formality and colloquial ease. The translation captures just how well the marchioness communicated with a very large cast of correspondents and for a huge range of purposes. This collection provides rare insight into the social, cultural, and political world of the Italian Renaissance — as seen through one powerful woman’s eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Carolyn James\u003cbr\u003e Associate Professor of Italian Studies, Monash University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Deanna Shemek’s translation of 830 letters of Isabella d’Este does not disappoint. She has selected letters that demonstrate the variety of Isabella’s interests and document a life that was both long and extraordinarily dramatic. We see the marchioness evolve intellectually, politically and culturally, against the backdrop of a volatile political climate and a rapidly changing diplomatic scene, to become a shrewd political actor and an ever more discerning patron of the arts. Shemek has produced an epistolary voice for her subject that is a welljudged amalgam of dignified formality and colloquial ease. The translation captures just how well the marchioness communicated with a very large cast of correspondents and for a huge range of purposes. This collection provides rare insight into the social, cultural, and political world of the Italian Renaissance — as seen through one powerful woman’s eyes.\"\u003cbr\u003e   -- Carolyn James, Monash University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003eLetters of Isabella d’Este\u003cbr\u003e1. 1479–1499: Letters 1–200 21\u003cbr\u003e2. 1500–1509: Letters 201–420 141\u003cbr\u003e3. 1510–1519: Letters 421–608 307\u003cbr\u003e4. 1520–1529: Letters 609–748 441\u003cbr\u003e5. 1530–1539: Letters 749–830 535\u003cbr\u003eWeights, Measures, and Time 583\u003cbr\u003eGenealogical Tables 585\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Names 593\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations 647\u003cbr\u003eBibliography 649\u003cbr\u003eIndex 669","brand":"Arizona Center for Medieval \u0026 Renaissance Studies,US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038930370903,"sku":"9780866985727","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780866985727.jpg?v=1750941981","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/selected-letters-9780866985727","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}