Discourse to Lady Lavinia, his daughter : concerning the manner in which she should conduct herself when going to court as lady-in-waiting to the Most Serene Infanta, Lady Caterina, Duchess of Savoy / Annibal Guasco ; edited, translated, and with an introduction by Peggy Osborn.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Series: Other voice in early modern EuropePublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2003.Description: 1 online resource (xxix, 145 pages)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780226310565
- 0226310566
- 9780226310534
- 0226310531
- 9780226310558
- 0226310558
- 1281125717
- 9781281125712
- 9786611125714
- 661112571X
- Guasco, Lavinia, 1574-
- Guasco, Lavinia, 1574-
- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1900
- Women -- Conduct of life
- Courtesy
- Courts and courtiers
- Ladies-in-waiting -- Italy
- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800
- Morale pratique -- Ouvrages avant 1800
- Femmes -- Morale pratique
- Cours et courtisans
- Dames d'honneur -- Italie
- PHILOSOPHY -- Social
- PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Conduct of life
- Courtesy
- Courts and courtiers
- Ladies-in-waiting
- Women -- Conduct of life
- Italy
- Gedrag
- Vorming
- Hofdames
- 170/.8352 22
- BJ1584 .G8313 2003eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-139) and index.
Print version record.
When eleven-year-old Lavinia Guasca began her new life as a lady-in-waiting at the court of Turin, she brought with her a parting gift from her father Annibal (1540-1619): a detailed guidebook he wrote to help steer her through the many pitfalls of court life. Lavinia had her father's Discourse published in 1586; this English translation is the first version published in any form since that time. The Discourse displays an incredibly far-sighted view of women's education. Annibal thought gifted young girls should develop their talents and apply them to careers outside the home.
In English.
Acknowledgments; Introduction to the Series; The "Discourse": Context and Historical Background; Volume Editor's Bibliography; Lavinia's Foreword: In Obedience to My Most Illustrious Father, Annibal Guasco; Guasco's Sonnet to Lavinia; Discourse of Signor Annibal Guasco to Lady Lavinia His Daughter; Appendix: Guasco's Correspondence as a Reflection of His Family Life; Series Editors' Bibliography; Index
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