This fresh translation of five plays securely authored by Antonia Pulci—one of the first published women writers in Renaissance Florence—reveals this gifted dramatist at her finest. Intended primarily for a convent audience, Pulci’s plays give us a fascinating glimpse into how theatrical expressions of female religiosity were animated by both exemplary female saints’ lives and contemporary debates over marriage and virginity. There is much to recommend in this new bilingual presentation. The translations sparkle; and Weaver’s elegant, erudite introduction and her publication of new archival materials not only enrich the historical record concerning Pulci’s life and works but also set it straight.
—Sharon Strocchia
Professor of History, Emory University
- ISBN10 0772720738
- ISBN13 9780772720733
- Publish Date 1 September 2010
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint University of Toronto Press
- Edition Critical ed.
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 500
- Language English