Florentine Drama for Convent and Festival: Seven Sacred Plays

by Antonia Pulci

Book Overview

A talented poet and a gifted dramatist, Antonia Pulci (1452-1501) pursued two vocations, first as a wife and later as founder of an Augustinian order. During and after her marriage, Pulci authored several sacre rappresentazioni--one-act plays on Christian subjects. Often written to be performed by nuns for female audiences, Pulci's plays focus closely on the concerns of women. Exploring the choice that Renaissance women had between marriage, the convent,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226685179
• ISBN13: 9780226685175
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"