Contest for Knowledge Debates Over Women''s Learning in Eighteenth-Century Italy

Klappentext 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 counterparts to add their voices to the vigorous and prolific debate over the education of women during the eighteenth century. In the texts gathered here! the women discuss the issues they themselves thought most urgent for the equality of women in Italian society specifically and in European culture more broadly. Their thoughts on this important subject reveal how crucial the eighteenth century was in the long history of debates about women in the academy. Zusammenfassung 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.

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• Authors: Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Diamante Medaglia Faini, Aretafila Savini de' Rossi, Maria Gaetana (EDT)/ Messbarger Agnesi, AGNESI MARIA GAETANA ETC, Maria Gaetana Etc. Agnesi, etc., Accademia de' Ricovrati, Maria Gaetana Faini Agnesi, Agnesi Maria Gaetana
• Assisted by: Rebecca Messbarger (Editor), Paula Findlen (Editor), Rebecca Messbarger (Translation), Paula Findlen (Translation), Messbarger Rebecca (Translation), Findlen Paula (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 15.05.2005
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
• EAN: 9780226010557
• ISBN: 978-0-226-01055-7
• Pages: 208
• Dimensions (packing): 15.2 x 22.2 x 1.9 cm
• Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe; Other Voice in Early Modern Eu; The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe; Other Voice in Early Modern Europe (CHUP); The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: The Toronto Series
• Subjects: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, EDUCATION / General, Education, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, HISTORY / Women, Italy, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Gender studies: women, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Gender studies: women and girls, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1700 To C 1800