The Contest for Knowledge
Debates Over Women's Learning in Eighteenth-century Italy
At a time when women were generally excluded from scholarly discourse in the intellectual centers of Europe, four extraordinary female letterate proved their parity as they lectured in prominent scientific and literary academies and published in respected journals. During the Italian Enlightenment, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Giuseppa Eleonora Barbapiccola, Diamante Medaglia Faini, and Aretafila Savini de' Rossi were afforded unprecedented deference in academic debates and epitomized the increasing ability of women to influence public discourse.The Contest for Knowledge reveals how these four women used the methods and themes of their male counterp…
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Weitere Autoren: Faini, Diamante Medaglia / Savini de' Rossi, Aretafila / Accademia de' Ricovrati / Messbarger, Rebecca (Übers.) / Findlen, Paula (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-226-01055-7
- EAN: 9780226010557
- Produktnummer: 1349473
- Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B16.7 cm x D1.3 cm 470 g
- Auflage: 2nd ed.
- Gewicht: 470
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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