Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. THE OTHER VOICE IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE: INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES ix
5. THE “DISCOURSE” : CONTEXT AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 1
6. VOLUME EDITOR'S BIBLIOGRAPHY 39
7. LAVINIA'S FOREWORD 45
8. GUASCO'S SONNET TO LAVINIA 46
9. DISCOURSE OF SIGNOR ANNIBAL GUASCO TO LADY LAVINIA HIS DAUGHTER 49
10. APPENDIX: GUASCO'S CORRESPONDENCE AS A REFLECTION OF HIS FAMILY LIFE 109
11. SERIES EDITOR'S BIBLIOGRAPHY 131
12. INDEX 141