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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Published in:	Italian Studies Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 20 - 38
Main Author:	Cockram, Sarah
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2009
Subjects:	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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