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C O N T E N T S Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Revisiting the Baroque 1 1. Politics, Patronage, Parentage 21 2. Marriage, Motherhood, Patriarchy 73 3. Children and Siblings 111 4. Feminine Friendship 141 5. women’s Love Sonnets 194 6. Luisa de Carvajal: More Martha than Mary 246 Conclusion: Living the Baroque 284 Bibliography 291 General Index 303 Index of First Lines 307 Index of First Lines in Translation 309 vii ...

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