Eisenbichler, Konrad. <br/><br/>
The sword and the pen  women, politics, and poetry in sixteenth-century Siena /  [electronic resource] : 
 Women, politics, and poetry in sixteenth-century Siena 
Konrad Eisenbichler. 
 - Notre Dame, Ind. :  University of Notre Dame Press,  2012. 
 - xiii, 371 p. 
<br/><br/> Includes analysis and reproduction of many poems in Italian and modern English translation. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- At Petrarch's tomb: the first bloom of a short springtime -- Aurelia Petrucci: admired and mourned -- Laudomia Forteguerri: constructions of a woman -- Virginia Salvi: an indomitable woman -- Epilogue -- Appendix: selected poetry by Sienese women. Ermellina Arringhieri de' Cerretani; Francesca B; Pia Bichi; Ortensia Scarpi; Atalanta Donati; Laudomia Forteguerri; Lucrezia Figliucci; Cassandra Petrucci; Silvia Piccolomini; Virginia Martini Casolani Salvi -- Onorata Tancredi Pecci. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><br/>English and Italian. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780268078652 (electronic bk.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Italian poetry--History and criticism.--16th century<br/>Italian poetry--Women authors--History and criticism.<br/>Women and literature--History--Italy--16th century.<br/>Italian poetry--History and criticism.--Italy--Siena<br/>Italian poetry--16th century.<br/>Italian poetry--Italy--Siena.<br/>Italian poetry--Translations into English.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Italy--Politics and government--16th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PQ4103  / .E47 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>851/.4099287094558