tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post7029252387033510185..comments2024-02-20T05:13:40.565-05:00Comments on The Maiden's Court: Lucrezia Tornabuoni - Renaissance PoetAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16609161113240681299noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-47582495261074070842010-12-03T19:10:56.302-05:002010-12-03T19:10:56.302-05:00Who - thanks so much for the information - and you...Who - thanks so much for the information - and your translation is impressive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609161113240681299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-88227986418876489952010-12-02T22:41:49.632-05:002010-12-02T22:41:49.632-05:00Glad to hear that Lucrezia is getting the attentio...Glad to hear that Lucrezia is getting the attention she deserves! You might like to know that she wrote a number of religious poems and put into verse five stories from the Bible, three of which focus on strong female characters: Judith, Esther, and Susanna. I've translated her entire corpus in "Sacred Narratives," which came out with the U. of Chicago Press in 2000 and from which the excerpt in your blog, "Here is the strong king," is taken. Let me know if you need more information - Jane Tylus, jane.tylus@nyu.eduAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-39573651760361982692010-01-31T14:16:52.502-05:002010-01-31T14:16:52.502-05:00Thanks for the interesting bio on this fascinating...Thanks for the interesting bio on this fascinating lady! I think the fact that her poetry, at least the one that you included here, is of a pious nature and she was married into the affluent family Medici greatly helped her chances of going public with her poetry. It seems like Juliet wouldn't have that option without the strong political family backing and the fact that her poetry was about love. I would mind reading more about these historical characters!Arleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283692274748044642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-79876768478746357582010-01-31T02:34:14.329-05:002010-01-31T02:34:14.329-05:00I had never heard of Lucrezia before reading about...I had never heard of Lucrezia before reading about Robin's book. Now I'm intrigued to do more reading about her. Thanks for sparking my interest even more! Great post!Michelle Stockard Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-82803024209681001392010-01-29T02:12:45.715-05:002010-01-29T02:12:45.715-05:00Great post Heather, she was an amazing woman. A ra...Great post Heather, she was an amazing woman. A rarity in her time.Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06610444517085989215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-65068951232922804342010-01-27T20:08:44.479-05:002010-01-27T20:08:44.479-05:00Wonderful post, Heather! I love that there is so m...Wonderful post, Heather! I love that there is so much more history to be found out surrounding Robin's characters!BurtonReview https://www.blogger.com/profile/15113347274782450564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-91597054733057226532010-01-27T18:32:05.090-05:002010-01-27T18:32:05.090-05:00Terrific post, Heather. Thank you for including t...Terrific post, Heather. Thank you for including that poem of Lucrezia's. I'd never seen it before. My editor on SIGNORA DA VINCI was so taken with Lucrezia that she suggested I make her the protagonist of my next novel. I wasn't ready to do that then, but the more I learn about her the more I love her, so maybe some day... One fact I only just learned this week (though I haven't seen it confirmed anywhere yet) was that Piero, her husband, had an illegitimate child that she brought up. I know that her mother-in-law, Contessina (Cosimo's wife) had the very same situation and even talks about it in O, JULIET. I'm going to look into this. Naughty Piero!Robin Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928328146011782603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-35778684447280462712010-01-27T14:33:03.674-05:002010-01-27T14:33:03.674-05:00You chose such an interesting topic to focus on fo...You chose such an interesting topic to focus on for this post! I love it...and it happens to go hand in hand with the guest post that Robin wrote for me today on Lucrezia's father-in-law Cosimo. And just like you and Lucy said - it's SO amazing that at that time in history, a woman was a poet, openly. I'm sure it didn't hurt that she had Cosimo, a very open-minded individual and tremendous patron of the arts, became a part of her family. But even so, she clearly set the precedent for women authors and poets who would come later in time. Renaissance Florence is one of my favorite periods to read about, especially during this time and during the time of <i>Signora da Vinci</i>...so much was happening and changing in this city that was clearly ahead of its time. Like Robin said in my guest post, the Medici (and Cosimo in particular) really brought Florence (and later the rest of Europe would follow) out of the Dark Ages. Thanks for the fab post!Allie ~ Hist-Fic Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146943476204000055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-53439316443202235632010-01-27T13:53:06.593-05:002010-01-27T13:53:06.593-05:00I agree with you completely- and that point exactl...I agree with you completely- and that point exactly about her doing poetry at a time where it was unheard of for a woman, for me was essential in bringing out the feel for the character. Maxwell made her heroine,as well as Lucrezia,strong. This makes for great reading; even for a younger female audience. I love your post. Thanks Heather:)Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.com