A veil of silence: women and sound in Renaissance Italy

"Julia Rombough explores the regulation of sound in women's residential institutions in early modern Florence. Silence was tied to ideals of feminine purity and spiritual discipline, yet enclosed women still laughed, shouted, sang, and conversed. A Veil of Silence offers a revealing histor...

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1. Verfasser: Rombough, Julia 1987- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England Harvard University Press 2024
Schriftenreihe:I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history
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Zusammenfassung:"Julia Rombough explores the regulation of sound in women's residential institutions in early modern Florence. Silence was tied to ideals of feminine purity and spiritual discipline, yet enclosed women still laughed, shouted, sang, and conversed. A Veil of Silence offers a revealing history of the political and spiritual meanings of the senses."
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:ix, 243 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780674295810

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