Books by Gaia Servadio

A cast of poets of spellbinding intensity bring this much loved region of Italy to life to show us two opposing natures of Italy, united by their differences.

The Renaissance created a new vision of womanhood and indeed a "New Woman", proposes Gaia Servadio. She follows four key women - Vittoria Colonna, Tullia d'Aragona, Louise Labe, and Elizabeth I - through the rise and fall of the Renaissance.