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Oct 16, 2012 · A rich evocation of Renaissance life, "The Tigress of Forli" reveals Caterina Riario Sforza as a brilliant and fearless ruler, and a tragic but unbowed figure. From the Back Cover “Well-written and meticulously researched, The Tigress of Forlì recreates the world of Renaissance Italy in all its grandeur and violence.
- Elizabeth Lev
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- Mariner Books
Jan 1, 2011 · Lev has researched the life of Caterina Sforza for many years, looking into the Italian archives at original documents and referring to older biographical works to create her new biography The Tigress of Forli: Renaissance Italy’s Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de Medici.
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Nov 27, 2011 · THE TIGRESS OF FORLÌ. Renaissance Italy’s Most Courageousand Notorious Countess,Caterina Riario Sforza de’ Medici. By Elizabeth Lev. Illustrated. 316 pp.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. $27.
A rich evocation of Renaissance life, The Tigress of Forlì reveals Caterina Riario Sforza as a brilliant and fearless ruler, and a tragic but unbowed figure. “A rich, nuanced portrait of a highly controversial beauty and military leader, and her violent, albeit glittering, Italian Renaissance milieu.”—Publishers Weekly
Dec 22, 2021 · xv, 316 p. : 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-289) and index Prologue: Christmas cannons -- The education of an Amazon -- Childhood's end -- The countess-in-waiting -- Triumphal parade to Rome -- Courtiers and conspiracies -- The Riario dynasty -- The fairest in the realm -- The birth of Athena -- The lean years -- Center stage -- The retort at Ravaldino -- The spoils of war ...
Oct 18, 2011 · The astonishing life of Caterina Sforza, one of the most prominent women of Renaissance Italy, who was a wife, mother, leader, and warrior with enough fierceness to make Machiavelli himself wince.In this glittering biography, Elizabeth Lev reexamines Caterina's extraordinary life and accomplishments.Raised in the court of Milan and wed at age ten to the pope’s corrupt nephew, Caterina was ...
The Tigress Of Forli: Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de' Medici - Ebook written by Elizabeth Lev. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read The Tigress Of Forli: Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina ...
