Tigress of Forli: The Life of Caterina Sforza
by:
Elizabeth Lev (author)
Tigress of Forli Botticelli painted her, Machiavelli slandered her. She led troops into battle, married a Medici, and was imprisoned by the Borgias. This is her fascinating story. Full description
Tigress of Forli Botticelli painted her, Machiavelli slandered her. She led troops into battle, married a Medici, and was imprisoned by the Borgias. This is her fascinating story. Full description
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781908800176 (1908800178)
Publish date: October 1st 2012
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Politics,
Biography Memoir,
Womens,
Italian Literature,
European History,
15th Century
"Se io potessi scrivere tutto, farei stupire il mondo" (If I could write everything, I would shock the world). -- Caterina Sforza to a monk during the last decade of her life.A superbly researched biography of an extraordinary woman we don't hear enough about except her connection to the Borgias. He...
The Tigress of Forli covers the life and death of one of the most fascinating women of the Renaissance. While Ms. Lev strives to present as impartial a picture of Caterina as possible, citing both the negative and positive depictions and rumors that occurred both during her life and well after her d...
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