The Biography of a Perfect Queen Addressed to an Imperfect Lady: The Life of Theodelinda of Bavaria in Giovanni Sabadino degli Arienti’s Gynevera de le clare donne
Around 1489–90, during the period of his service for the house of Bentivoglio, Giovanni Sabadino degli Arienti wrote the Gynevera de le clare donne, a catalogue containing thirty-three lives of exemplary women, for Ginevra Sforza Bentivoglio, Giovanni II’s wife and counsellor. Even though throughout his work Sabadino insists on the virtues and perfection of his addressee, chroniclers wrote extensively about Ginevra’s cruelty, wrath, and vindictive personality as well as her unfaithfulness towards her first husband. Although all these features clearly contrast with the behaviours of the women i... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2024 |
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Iter Press
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Schlagwörter: | Sabadino degli Arienti / Querelle des Femmes / Exemplary Biographies / Ginevra Sforza Bentivoglio / Theodelinda of Bavaria / Biographies Exemplaires / Théodelinde de Bavière |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27654281 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/renref/article/view/42671 |