| Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy Contributor(s): Bradford, Sarah (Author), Raver, Lorna (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433224720 ISBN-13: 9781433224720 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $29.66 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Europe - Italy - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: 945.606 |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The very name Lucrezia Borgia conjures up everything that was sinister and corrupt about the Renaissance: incest, political assassination, papal sexual abuse, poisonous intrigue, unscrupulous power grabs. Yet, as bestselling biographer Sarah Bradford reveals in this breathtaking portrait, the truth is far more fascinating than the myth. Neither a vicious monster nor a seductive pawn, Lucrezia Borgia was a shrewd, determined woman who used her beauty and intelligence to secure a key role in the political struggles of her day. Drawing from a trove of contemporary documents and fascinating firsthand accounts, Bradford brings to life the art, the pageantry, and the dangerous politics of the Renaissance world Lucrezia Borgia helped to create. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bradford, Sarah: - Sarah Bradford is the bestselling author of America's Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Disraeli (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year), George VI, Princess Grace, and Elizabeth. She has published two previous accounts of the Borgia family, including a biography of Cesare Borgia. She makes her home in London. Raver, Lorna: -Lorna Raver, named one of AudioFile magazine's Best Voices of the Year, has received numerous Audie nominations and AudioFile Earphones Awards. An experienced stage actress, she has also guest-starred on many top television series and starred in director Sam Raimi's film Drag Me to Hell. Among her many Blackstone titles are The Age of Innocence, Up from Orchard Street, The Lodger, Selected Readings from the Portable Dorothy Parker, and Diamond Ruby. |