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Catherine of Siena --- 27 <45> "13" --- Kerkgeschiedenis--Italië--?"13" --- Catherine, --- Benincasa, Caterina, --- Catalina, --- Catarina, --- Caterina, --- Caterina da Siena, --- Catharina, --- Catharine, --- Chatarina, --- Chaterina, --- Katharina, --- Katherina, --- Siena, Caterina da, --- Literary art.

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The most prominent woman in Renaissance Florence, Lucrezia Tornabuoni de' Medici (1425-1482) lived during her city's golden age. Wife of Piero de' Medici and mother of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Tornabuoni exerted considerable influence on Florence's political and social affairs. She was also, as this volume illustrates, a gifted and prolific poet. This is the first major collection in any language of her extensive body of religious poems. Ranging from gentle lyrics on the Nativity to moving dialogues between a crucified Christ and the weeping sinner who kneels before him, the nine laudi (poems of praise) included here are among the few such poems known to have been written by a woman. Tornabuoni's five storie sacre, narrative poems based on the lives of biblical figures-three of whom, Judith, Susanna, and Esther, are Old Testament heroines-are virtually unique in their range and expressiveness. Together with Jane Tylus's substantial introduction, these poems offer us both a fascinating portrait of a highly educated and creative woman and a lively sense of cultural and social life in Renaissance Florence.

Religious poetry, Italian --- Italian religious poetry --- Italian poetry --- Tornabuoni, Lucrezia, --- Medici, Lucrezia Tornabuoni de', --- Tornabuoni dei Medici, Lucrezia, --- Dei Medici, Lucrezia Tornabuoni, --- Tornabuoni Medici, Lucrezia, --- italy, italian, history, historical, academic, scholarly, research, renaissance, time period, era, florence, florentine, medici family, royalty, royals, class, ruler, famous, well known, golden age, city, urban, 1400s, poetry, poetic, religion, religious, faith, belief, god, lyric, nativity, dialogue, christ, crucifixion, old testament, heroine, widow, judas, john the baptist, queen esther.

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"In In Praise of Disobedience, Italy's most-beloved contemporary writer Dacia Maraini demonstrates her ability to connect past and present through the drama of the life of St. Claire of Assisi, exploring the desire for freedom against the conditions of enclosure and immobility imposed on women throughout time and space"--

Biographical fiction. --- Clare, --- Dacia Maraini, writers, authors, Italian authors, materialism, patriarchy, Saint Claire, Italian culture, catholicism, women, gender, self-identity, Clare of Assisi, Middle Ages, the Middle Ages, religion in Italy, Italian religion.

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The epic tradition has been part of many different cultures throughout human history. This noteworthy collection of essays provides a comparative reassessment of epic and its role in the ancient, medieval, and modern worlds, as it explores the variety of contemporary approaches to the epic genre. Employing theoretical perspectives drawn from anthropology, literary studies, and gender studies, the authors examine familiar and less well known oral and literary traditions-ancient Greek and Latin, Arabic, South Slavic, Indian, Native American, Italian, English, and Caribbean-demonstrating the continuing vitality of the epic tradition.Juxtaposing work on the traditional canon of western epics with scholarship on contemporary epics from various parts of the world, these essays cross the divide between oral and literary forms that has long marked the approach to the genre. With its focus on the links among narrative, politics, and performance, the collection creates a new dialogue illustrating the sociopolitical significance of the epic tradition. Taken together, the essays raise compelling new issues for the study of epic, as they examine concerns such as national identity, gender, pedagogy, and the creation of the canon.

Literature and society --- Literatuur en maatschappij --- Littérature et société --- Epic literature --- Literature - General --- Languages & Literatures --- History and criticism --- Literature --- Literature and sociology --- Society and literature --- Sociology and literature --- Sociolinguistics --- Social aspects --- Literature and society. --- History and criticism.