{"title":"Ramie Targoff","description":"\u003cp\u003eRamie Targoff's works delve into the lives of remarkable women from history, blending meticulous research with engaging narrative. Readers can expect vibrant portrayals that illuminate the complexities and achievements of figures often overlooked in traditional biographies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on literary and cultural history, Targoff’s books explore themes of gender, creativity, and identity, offering fresh perspectives on well-known eras and personalities. Her writing invites readers to reconsider familiar stories through a nuanced, empathetic lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shakespeares-sisters-by-ramie-targoff-9781529404913","title":"Shakespeare's Sisters","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn outstanding revisionist portrait of an age\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTargoff tells their stories with vim and vigour\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ei Paper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fascinating excavation of four intellectual powerhouse women\u003c\/strong\u003e Tina Brown, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover the lives and work of four ambitious Renaissance women who, against all odds, made themselves heard—and read—in the time of Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn an innovative and engaging narrative of everyday life in Shakespeare's England, Ramie Targoff carries us from the sumptuous coronation of Queen Elizabeth in the mid-16th century into the private lives of four women writers working at a time when women were legally the property of men. Some readers may have heard of Mary Sidney, accomplished poet and sister of the famous Sir Philip Sidney, but few will have heard of Aemilia Lanyer, the first woman in the 17th century to publish a book of original poetry, which offered a feminist take on the crucifixion, or Elizabeth Cary, who published the first original play by a woman, about the plight of the Jewish princess Mariam. Then there was Anne Clifford, a lifelong diarist, who fought for decades against a patriarchy that tried to rob her of her land in one of England's most infamous inheritance battles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese women had husbands and children to care for and little support for their art, yet against all odds they defined themselves as writers, finding rooms of their own where doors had been shut for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTargoff flings them open to uncover the treasures left by these extraordinary women; in the process, she helps us see the Renaissance in a fresh light, creating a richer understanding of history and offering a much-needed female perspective on life in Shakespeare's day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46845751623916,"sku":"9781529404913","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c4e6cffbf75df440fd003316290ebbd4.jpg?v=1758964392"},{"product_id":"renaissance-woman-by-ramie-targoff-9780374538224","title":"Renaissance Woman","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRenaissance Woman\u003c\/em\u003e by Ramie Targoff tells of the most remarkable woman of the Italian Renaissance: Vittoria Colonna, Marchesa of Pescara. Vittoria has long been celebrated by scholars of Michelangelo as the artist's best friend— the two of them exchanged beautiful letters, poems, and works of art that bear witness to their intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe also had close ties to Charles V, Pope Clement VII and Pope Paul III, Pietro Bembo, Baldassare Castiglione, Pietro Aretino, Queen Marguerite de Navarre, Reginald Pole, and Isabella d'Este, among others. Vittoria was the scion of an immensely powerful family in Rome during that city's most explosively creative era. Art and literature flourished, but political and religious life were under terrific strain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePersonally involved with nearly every major development of this period—through both her marriage and her own talents—Vittoria was not only a critical political actor and negotiator but also the first woman to publish a book of poems in Italy, an event that launched a revolution for Italian women's writing. 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