The Lady Cornaro: Pride and Prodigy of Venice - Hardcover

Guernsey, Jane Howard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1883551447 ISBN 13: 9781883551445

Publisher: College Ave Pr, 1999

Synopsis

The dramatic and warmly human story of the first woman to earn a university degree

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From the Publisher:

After reading this landmark biography of the Lady Cornaro, we think you'll agree with the reviewer who suggested that the saintly Venetian noblewoman be nominated "one of the hundred most important people of the last thousand years." Upon first "meeting" Elena Cornaro through the well-chronicled work of author Jane Howard Guernsey, we were convinced that the Lady Cornaro should be a household name. Her place in history and education clearly warrants it. We're delighted to report that our clothbound edition is now in its second printing, captivating readers with its fascinating account of the remarkable life of Elena Cornaro Piscopia.

From the Author:

What noble legacy sparked an unprecedented quest that would affect all subsequent generations? How did Elena Cornaro emerge? Who was responsible for her astonishing achievement? What were the difficulties and hostilities that threatened? Was there genuine heroism displayed? And why was the most learned and vastly admired woman of her century so soon forgotten?

Pursuing these questions for nearly thirty years, my study has unearthed significant defining details which are woven into every chapter of THE LADY CORNARO. This book, bearing the fruit of extensive collaboration with leading Italian and American scholars, reveals illuminating features which provide significant insight into the brief life of the Baroque maiden who greatly impacted the course of modern history. Although little was published about women during Elena's life, ample scholarship exists about this Venetian noblewoman; regrettably, it is not readily accessible. Extant accounts are old, rare, and written primarily in Latin and Italian. Elena Cornaro's own reflections are unavailable. Unfortunately for us, she insisted that all her writings be destroyed.

THE LADY CORNARO combines available, scholarly evidence which we have unearthed over the past three decades with a journalistic approach, designed for both the general reader and the academician. The contemporary emergence of Elena's biography is a fascinating story which spans both sides of the Atlantic. As THE LADY CORNARO celebrates the remarkable life of a Venetian woman of the seventeenth century, it also chronicles the leading role of twentieth century Americans and Italians in a triumphant transatlantic endeavor to honor the world's first woman university graduate.

About this edition

• Publisher: College Ave Pr
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1883551447
• ISBN 13: 9781883551445
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 276