Abstract
This article examines aspects of the relationship of Lorenzo de' Medici and Ippolita Sforza, Duchess of Calabria, through a close reading of two familiar letters by the latter dating from 1480 and 1486. The reading takes into account the respective political contexts of these letters -the end of the War of the Pazzi Conspiracy and of the Barons' Revolt respectively - but seeks above all to use them to explore the nature of a 'friendship' complicated by the political and dynastic agendas of the two individuals as well as by issues of status and, particularly, of gender.
| Translated title of the contribution | Between Friends? Two Letters of Ippolita Sforza to Lorenzo de' Medici |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 340 - 365 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Renaissance Studies |
| Volume | 21 (3) |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2007 |