Epistolary Masks: Self-Presentation and Dissimulation in the Letters of Isabella d'Este.

Isabella d'Este (marchesa of Mantua, 1490–1539) desired personal authority in the political, cultural, and social spheres, while also seeking dynastic advancement. Her extensive correspondence, now in the Mantuan State Archive, was a key instrument of aggrandisement. It reveals Isabella's image mana...

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Publicado en:	Italian Studies Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 20 - 38
Autor principal:	Cockram, Sarah
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2009
Materias:	Mantua (Italy) Italy Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1466-1519 Isabella d'Este, consort of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1474-1539 Self-presentation Letter writing Italian letters Ciphers Letters in art Spies
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