Parlour games and the public life of women in Renaissance Italy

"Confined by behavioural norms and professional restrictions, women in Renaissance Italy found a welcome escape in an alternative world of play. This book examines the role of games of wit in the social and cultural experience of patrician women from the early sixteenth to the early eighteenth...

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Main Author: McClure, George W. 1951- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Toronto [u.a.] University of Toronto Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:[Rezension von: McClure, George, Parlour Games and the Public Life of Women in Renaissance Italy] (2014) (Regan, Lisa)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Italy / Woman / Parlor game / Publicity / Renaissance / History 1420-1600
Further subjects:B Women Intellectual life 16th century Italy
B Italy Social life and customs 16th century
B Women (Italy) History Renaissance, 1450-1600
B Indoor games Social aspects History 16th century Italy
B Women History Renaissance, 1450-1600 Italy
B Women (Italy) Social life and customs 16th century
B Women Social life and customs 16th century Italy
B Indoor games Social aspects (Italy) History 16th century
B Women (Italy) Intellectual life 16th century
B Renaissance (Italy)
B Italy Social life and customs 16th century
B Renaissance Italy

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