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Giovanni And Lusanna By Gene Brucker Sparknotes

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Topic will be on gender relations and marriage in Renaissance Florence. The book “Giovanni and Lusanna” was written by historian Gene Brucker and its plot is well documented in the history book of Florence. In his book, Brucker discusses subject of love and marriage, customs and social rules of the Italian Renaissance. The main hero is a courageous Lussana di Benedetto , daughter of a Florentine artisan and widow of line-cloth manufacturer, who decides to challenge social and political hierarchies by in initiating a suit against Giovanni, a son of wealthy merchant family that is connected to the Medici’s, who she argued was her husband (Love and Marriage)One of the main themes of the book is the love and marriage …show more content…

On her family urging, Giovanni is pressed into marriage. So, if everything would go right she would have her way. Giovanni ask her and her family to keep the marriage secret because his father may disinherit him for marrying women of the different social status. After Giovanni’s father dies, he is turning his back on Lusanna and marries a young daughter of a wealthy family. Giovanni does what the man of Renaissance would do - he marries for money. He betrays Lusanna and, as it was expected of him, trades love for power and money. When Lusanna realized that she turned to the church for help. This example illustrates the fact that love and marriage was rather unusual in this era, and Lusanna had unrealistic …show more content…

On her family urging, Giovanni is pressed into marriage. So, if everything would go right she would have her way. Giovanni ask her and her family to keep the marriage secret because his father may disinherit him for marrying women of the different social status. After Giovanni’s father dies, he is turning his back on Lusanna and marries a young daughter of a wealthy family. Giovanni does what the man of Renaissance would do - he marries for money. He betrays Lusanna and, as it was expected of him, trades love for power and money. When Lusanna realized that she turned to the church for help. This example illustrates the fact that love and marriage was rather unusual in this era, and Lusanna had unrealistic

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