Renaissance Women: Nuns, Sultanas and Queens Legitimising Female Sovereignty

by Metin Mustafa

The three essays in this book place more emphasis on the role of early modern women in the Ottoman imperial harem and their counterparts in Italy, influential wives and nuns. The discussion also engages in the correspondence between Safiye Sultan and Elizabeth I establishing connections between the Ottoman and English royal households further reinforcing the legitimising of female sovereignty during the Renaissance. The predominant focus on the patronage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0646835432
• ISBN13: 9780646835433
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Centre for Ottoman Renaissance and Civilisati
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"