Laura Battiferra and Her Literary Circle: An Anthology: A Bilingual Edition (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)

Internationally Known During Her Lifetime, Laura Battiferra (1523-89) Was A Gifted And Prolific Poet In Renaissance Florence. The Author Of Nearly 400 Sonnets Remarkable For Their Subtlety, Intricate Narrative Structure, And Learned Allusions, Battiferra, Who Was Married To The Prominent Sculptor And Architect Bartolomeo Ammannati, Traversed An Elite Literary And Artistic Network, Circulating Her Verse In A Complex And Intellectually Fecund Exchange With Some Of The Most Illustrious Figures In Italian History. In This Bilingual Anthology, Victoria Kirkham Gathers Battiferra's Most Essential Writing, Including Newly Discovered Poems, Which Provide Modern Readers With A Valuable Social Chronicle Of Sixteenth-century Italy And The Courtly Culture Of The Counter-reformation.--publisher's Website. 1. Poems From Rime Di Madonna Laura Battiferra Degli Ammannati -- 2. Poems From Other Collections -- 3. Orison On The Nativity Of Our Lord -- 4. Letters -- Appendixes. A. Battiferra's Wills ; B. Genealogical Chart Of The Battiferri Family Of Urbino ; C. Genealogical Chart Of The Cibo, Della Rovere, Varana, And Farnese Families ; D. Genealogical Chart Of The Medici, Toledo, Colonna, And Montefeltro Families ; E. Sources Of Selections And Textual Variants ; F. List Of Manuscripts And Printed Editions. Laura Battiferra Degli Ammannati ; Edited And Translated By Victoria Kirkham. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 449-462) And Index. Translated From The Italian. Annotation Internationally known during her lifetime, Laura Battiferra (1523-89) was a gifted and prolific poet in Renaissance Florence. The author of nearly 400 sonnets remarkable for their subtlety, intricate narrative structure, and learned allusions, Battiferra, who was married to the prominent sculptor and architect Bartolomeo Ammannati, traversed an elite literary and artistic network, circulating her verse in a complex and intellectually fecund exchange with some of the most illustrious figures in Italian history. In this bilingual anthology, Victoria Kirkham gathers Battiferra's most essential writing, including newly discovered poems, which provide modern readers with a valuable social chronicle of sixteenth-century Italy and the courtly culture of the Counter-Reformation.