Parlour games and the public life of women in Renaissance Italy /
Beneath the frivolous exterior of such games as occasions for idle banter, flirtation and seduction, there often lay a lively contest for power and agency, and the opportunity for conventional women to demonstrate their intellect, to achieve a public identity and even to model new behaviour and inst...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
[2013]
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| Summary: | Beneath the frivolous exterior of such games as occasions for idle banter, flirtation and seduction, there often lay a lively contest for power and agency, and the opportunity for conventional women to demonstrate their intellect, to achieve a public identity and even to model new behaviour and institutions in the non-ludic world. By tapping into the records and cultural artifacts of these games, George McClure recovers a realm of female fame that has largely escaped the notice of modern historians, and in so doing, reveals a cohort of spirited, intellectual women outside of the courts. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 319 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442646599 1442646594 |