SKU: 64292052685

Idealizing Women in the Italian Renaissance

Sale price$32.40 Regular price$36.00
Save 10%

Pay in installments of $9.00 with ShopPay, AfterPay and Klarna

Shipping Estimate
USA
  • USA
  • CAN

Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Jul 27 - Aug 1

Promo Codes Available:

For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15

Description

Idealizing Women in the Italian RenaissanceOverview Between the fifteenth and seventeenth century, Italy was home to an animated debate on the role of women in society, history, and religion. Contemporary authors, both male and female, appealed to the authority of classical and medieval philosophers in complex and nuanced ways to redefine the idea of womanhood in a changing society. Despite this open and fruitful dialogue, women were still idealized according to a strict model of female virtue

Overview

Between the fifteenth and seventeenth century, Italy was home to an animated debate on the role of women in society, history, and religion. Contemporary authors, both male and female, appealed to the authority of classical and medieval philosophers in complex and nuanced ways to redefine the idea of womanhood in a changing society. Despite this open and fruitful dialogue, women were still idealized according to a strict model of female virtue based on a culture of honour and chastity that was reflected in the arts as well as in law and daily life. The volume analyses this process of idealization, the rhetorical, philosophical, or historical tools used, and how this vision differed in theory and practice.

Elena Brizio teaches Medieval and Early Modern History at Georgetown University Villa Le Balze in Fiesole. She has published on the political and institutional history of Siena in the fourteenth century and the Consilia of the medieval jurist Bartolo da Sassoferrato. Her current research focuses on the cultural, economic, and social power of Sienese women in the Renaissance. 

Marco Piana is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Italian at Smith College. His field of research focuses on the literary representation of otherness, antiquity, and religious identity in Medieval and Early Modern Italy, with particular regard to Savonarola, Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola, and penitential spirituality.

305 pp., 28 ill.
ISBN: 978-0-7727-1106-9 
Published: 2022

Contents

Elena Brizio and Marco Piana, “Introduction”

  1. Judith B. Steinhoff, “Mandates for Women’s Mourning in the Early Renaissance: Paintings and the Law in Trecento Siena”
    2. Sandra Cardarelli, “A Depiction of Virtue and Beauty: The Patronage of The Saint Ursula Fresco in the Church of San Giorgio at Montemerano”
    3. Mathilde Legeay, “Idealizing the Female Hero: Representations of Judith in Seventeenth-Century Italian Painting”
    4. Benedetta Lamanna, “A Good Woman, a Good Wife: Strategies of Idealization in Sperone Speroni’s Dialogo della Dignità delle Donne
    5. Francesca D’Alessandro Behr, “Philosophy, Religion, and the Praise of Women in Lucrezia Marinella”
    6. Sarah Rolfe Prodan, “Female Exemplarity, Identity, and Devotion in Lucrezia Marinella’s Rime sacre (1603)”
    7. Rosalind Kerr, “Idealized Actresses: Rebellious Female Voices”
    8. Serena Laiena, “Incarnating the Ideal: Vincenza Armani, the First Diva
    9. Pina Palma, “For his Wife and Lover: Pontano’s De amore coniugali
    10. Laura Giannetti, “Femininity and Food Culture in Cinquecento Italy”
    11. Jane Tylus, “Ideal Sister, Ideal Poet: Cassandra and Gaspara Stampa”
Praise

Each essay in this richly interdisciplinary collection explores a specific situation in Renaissance literary or visual arts in which women, as creators or consumers or both, engaged with ideals of femininity. The authors explore the complexity these ideals as they functioned in Renaissance culture, to show how they could be both restrictive and emancipatory for actual women.
F. Thomas Luongo, Tulane University

This important collection of essays offers new insights into the dynamic relationships between Italian renaissance gender ideals and the lives of contemporary women and men and explores the many ways that both modern scholars and renaissance readers have responded to canonical texts about women.
Alison SmithWagner College

Shipping Notes
  • Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
  • Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
  • Delivery to the USA:
  1. Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
  • If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
  • We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
  • Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
  • To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
  • Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy
SKU: 64292052685

Discover Niche Categories That Outsell

Top-Converting Item to Boost Your Average Order

4.8 ★★★★★
Based on 29 reviews
Sort
Highest Rating
Newest First
Oldest First
Product Reviews
A
Verified Purchase
Amber B.
Charlottesville, US
★★★★★ 5
Loved it
Color: Brown/Wild Duck, Size: Large, Color: Brown/Wild Duck, Size: Large
He loved it so much, he destroyed it so we ordered another. I didn't realize that you can stick an empty water bottle inside. Again, the first one didn't last long, but he enjoyed it
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2026
D
Verified Purchase
Doug Jones
Los Angeles, US
★★★★★ 5
Very fun interactive toy
Color: Brown/Wild Duck, Size: Medium
This toy is very versatile. There's no stuffing yet it's very soft so it can be used as a tug toy. It also makes for a fun fetch toy because it has a cavity to put a water bottle. It gives your dog something that crinkles and can be pierced when bitten and easily replaced with another empty bottle whenever necessary. That is what really makes this toy the standout of all the ones offered by Best Pet imo. I don't expect this to last forever but once my pup gets bigger we'll probably get the large size for her because there's not too many all in one fetch and tug toys at an affordable price.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2026
C
Verified Purchase
Cowey Crew
West Palm Beach, US
★★★★★ 4
Great Toy, but Big Dogs Destroy the Squeakers Fast
Color: Wild Duck, Hare, Squirrel & Alligator, Size: Large
My big dogs had the squeaker torn out in no time, but my little dog absolutely loves this toy. It’s the perfect size for her, and she carries it everywhere. Durable enough for small pups, just not tough enough for heavy chewers. Still a fun toy overall!
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2026
L
Verified Purchase
Leigh Evans
Whiting, US
★★★★★ 5
Fun for dogs
Color: Green/Alligator, Size: Small
Smaller than I expected, but the two little dogs love it! They love shaking it, making it squeak, tugging it against each other & chasing it when I throw it to fetch. They often sleep laying on it.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2026
A
Verified Purchase
AngelKlein2275
West Palm Beach, US
★★★★★ 3
WEIRD feature - requires a water bottle
Color: Cow, Size: Large
Cute, but buyer beware. Maybe the description said this, but who would think to read for this.... You have to insert an empty bottle (like an old water bottle) for it to make the crinkle noise. There is a velcro spot at the base where you can open it and insert the water bottle for the noise factor and your dogs entertainment. I've yet to do that, but feel like my dog is gonna figure out the velcro and get the bottle out in no time. Seems like a waste of money. I could just give her an empty water bottle without the toy for free.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2026

recommand products