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Author: Sharon T. Strocchia (Emory University)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.386kg
ISBN: 9781421411842
ISBN 10: 1421411849
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 26 January 2014
Recommended Age: From 17
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Strocchia examines the complex interrelationships between Florentine nuns and the laity, the secular government, and the religious hierarchy. The author skillfully analyzes extensive archival and printed sources. Choice 2010 Strocchia performs a service both to convent studies and to historians of Renaissance Florence by bringing these two fields together... Convents, long a hazy presence on the rich scholarly map of Renaissance Florence, now have their political and economic contours there clearly charted. -- P. Renee Baernstein Renaissance Quarterly 2010 An enjoyable, well-written account by a gifted historian clearly knowledgeable about her subject. -- Laura Swan Magistra 2010 Strocchia makes a significant contribution to the developing body of work on women's religious life in the Renaissance... providing a plethora of research avenues for the interested scholar and an interesting glimpse of Renaissance life for the general reader. -- Sally Mayall Brasher American Historical Review 2010 A convincing and wide-ranging analysis of a crucial facet of Renaissance Florence. -- Brian Maxson Canadian Journal of History 2010 An original and high-quality contribution to the knowledge of the monastic institute. -- Gabriella Zarri Catholic Historical Review 2011 One of the central arguments advanced in this book is that the fifteenth century was a decisive moment both for convents and for their relations with urban society. -- Karin Tilmans European Review of History 2011 This is a splendid intervention in the expanding study of religious women's communities. It is a 'must read.' -- Constance H. Berman Historian 2012 An important volume which deserves to be read and re-read not only by historians of the Renaissance church, but also by those interested in the histories of women, work and early modern urban culture. -- Roisin Cossar European History Quarterly Lucidly written and meticulously organized... The book is remarkable for both its richness and its clarity: the chapters are logically framed, the sections of broad argumentation are supported by vivid case studies, and the conclusions are both sound and thought-provoking... Strocchia's study makes a significant contribution to the study of Renaissance Florence. By weaving the convent into myriad aspects of Florentine social and political life, she offers both thought-provoking findings and a trove of new evidence that will make the book required reading for a wide range of scholars. -- Diana Bullen Presciutti Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal 2011 Well worth your close attention whether you are interested in Renaissance religion or ruling dynasties or the textile industry of Florence. Bibliotheque d'Humanisme et Renaissance 2012 A most impressive investigation of the intricate connections that developed between convents and the Florentine state in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Journal of Social History 2012 Through scrupulous archival research, Strocchia situates her nuns in the context of late medieval spiritual, political, social, and urban developments... Strocchia convincingly moves the history of nuns and nunneries to the center of our understanding of Renaissance urban geography. -- Holly S. Hurlburt Enterprise and Society 2011 In this brilliant study, Strocchia brings us a deftly crafted analysis of Florentine convents and life within them... The combination of Strocchia's scholarship and engaging narrative sets a new standard for future studies of nunneries in other Italian cities. This is a superb book! -- Charmarie J. Blaisdell Church History 2011 This well-conceived work breaks new ground for the role of convents in society and politics in early modern Europe. -- Carol M. Bresnahan Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2011 Strocchia has written a judicious, balanced, and meticulously researched book, one that is drawn from a splendid breadth of archival sources and that makes a major contribution to our understanding of the complex and changing relationships between ecclesiastical institutions, family strategy, and civic consciousness. -- Philip Gavitt Speculum 2011
Author Information
Sharon T. Strocchia is a professor of history at Emory University and author of Death and Ritual in Renaissance Florence, also published by Johns Hopkins.
