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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,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Italiano Latín |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
©2005.
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| Colección: | Other voice in early modern Europe.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxi, 181 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226010564 0226010562 9780226010540 0226010546 9780226010557 0226010554 1281125261 9781281125262 9786611125264 6611125264 |