Giovanni and Lusanna

Description:

"In 1455, Lusanna, a beautiful Florentine woman of the artisan class, brought suit against her wealthy, high-born lover Giovanni, claiming that she and Giovanni had been secretly married during their clandestine twelve-year affair. Blending scholarship with insightful narrative, Gene Brucker portrays an extraordinary womna who challenged the unwritten codes and barriers of social hierarchy of her time."--Page 4 of cover.

subjects: Case studies,  History,  Marriage,  Sources,  Social classes,  Renaissance,  Adultery,  Social history,  Social conditions,  Public opinion,  Marriage, europe,  Social classes, europe,  Italy, history,  Italy, social life and customs,  Social history, medieval, 500-1500,  Renaissance, italy,  Florence (italy), history,  Adultery--italy--florence--case studies,  Marriage--italy--florence--case studies,  Social classes--italy--florence--case studies,  Social history--medieval, 500-1500--case studies,  Renaissance--italy--florence,  History--sources,  Hq806 .b78 2005,  306.81/0945/5109024

Places: Italy,  Florence,  Florence (Italy)

Times: Medieval, 500-1500