A Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Siena (Brill's Companions to European History, 23)

Book info: A Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Siena (Brill's Companions to European History, 23) (Hardcover, 370 pages) – Brill, 2021. Language: English.

A Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Siena presents chapters by prominent scholars on the powerful commune that birthed a pope, sheltered saints, built banking institutions that have thrived for nearly 1000 years, and nurtured vibrant communities of artists and intellectuals. This multi-disciplinary book, edited by Santa Casciani and Heather Richardson Hayton, redresses scholarly imbalances of the past by introducing early period Siena to a wider audience. Focusing mostly on the 12th to 16th centuries, each chapter explores how the Sienese crafted a distinctive civic identity that remains intact still. Modern readers will find Siena’s responses to plague, political factionalism, and aggression from powerful neighbours particularly relevant. Contributors are: Mario Ascheri, Saverio Luigi Battente, Elena Brizio, Santa Casciani, Konrad Eisenbichler, Bradley Franco, Fabrizio Nevola, Anna Peterson, Colleen Reardon, Sheri Shaneyfelt, Jane Tylus, Andrea Beth Wenz, Demetrio Yocum. Editorial Reviews Review "Der von Santa Casciani und Heather Richardson Hayton herausgegebene Band versammelt damit durchweg hochqualitative, oft auch innovative Arbeiten zur sienesischen Stadtgeschichte. [...] Der Sammelband leistet einen wichtigen Beitrag, um städtisches Leben in Italien in Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit auch einem breiteren Publikum ohne Italienisch-Kenntnisse zugänglich zu machen, was ihn auch für die universitäre Lehre zu einem Gewinn macht". Read the full review
About the Author Santa Casciani, Ph.D. (1994, University of Wisconsin, Madison), is Professor of Italian at John Carroll University and founding director of the Bishop Anthony M. Pilla Program, and a Rome program. She has published widely on Michelangelo, Dante, Italian and Italian- American literature, and pedagogy.
Heather Richardson Hayton, Ph.D. (2000, Pennsylvania State University), is an award-winning professor of English and director of the Honors Program at Guilford College. She has published on medieval desire, monstrosity, and various topics in pop culture. She regularly leads a study-abroad program in Siena.