Renaissance Woman

By Gaia Servadio

Book Overview

The Renaissance created a new vision of womanhood and indeed a "New Woman," proposes Gaia Servadio in this rich feast of a book. She dates the birth of this revolutionary movement to the invention of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1850434212
• ISBN13: 9781850434214
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A compelling, well-researched book

I came across this book during my research on Renaissance women in Italy, and absolutely loved it. The author did a wonderful job in presenting real and highly interesting women in a compelling and touching way. I haven't (yet) read the chapters on other countries (which make for less than a third of the book), since they exceed the scope of my research, but I found the section on Italian women very well researched, providing the reader with many interesting details on some truly remarkable women. The sources at the end of the book were also very useful.