Anna Maria Van Schurman, 'The Star of Utrecht': The Educational Vision and Reception of a Savante

ISBN-13: 9781472463340 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 344 str.

Anne R. Larsen;Professor Allyson M. Poska;Professor Abby Zanger

Opis

Dutch Golden Age scholar Anna Maria van Schurman was widely regarded throughout the seventeenth century as the most learned woman of her age. This book features her letters in several languages to the intellectual men and women of her time reveals her interests in theology, philosophy, medicine, literature, numismatics, painting, and more.

Spis treści

Introduction: The savante in historical context; A star is born: the education and fame of a savante; The savante, the theologian, and the philosopher; Defending the savante; Translating the savante; Publishing the savante; Reception in France; Reception in England; Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Anne R. Larsen is the Lavern '39 and Betty DePree '41 Van Kley Professor of French at Hope College, USA. She has edited (and co-edited) books on Renaissance and seventeenth-century women writers, including Early Modern Women and Transnational Communities of Letters (2009).