The letter of Lauro Quirini to Isotta Nogarola: on the right training of the mind

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24206/lh.v8i3.56303

Keywords:

Isotta Nogarola. Lauro Quirini. Female education. Philosophy. Philogyny.

Abstract

In his letter to Isotta Nogarola, Lauro Quirini, a humanist scholar of the 15th century, provides advices related to her readings on dialectic and philosophy. Since Isotta has willingly devoted herself to the study of these “higher disciplines”, he composes a detailed curriculum for her, which consists of texts of advanced philosophical language and content, written either in Latin or ancient Greek. He aspires to serve as her teacher in these matters and to guide her through the intellectual path that she chose to follow, “overcoming her own nature”.

Author Biography

Maria Vardalá, University of Thessaloniki

PhD student in Italian Literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece). Her studies focus on the female writing during Humanism and Renaissance, as well as on ancient Greek and medieval literature and philosophy. She is also a member of the work team of the project “Men for Women. Voces Masculinas en la Querella de las Mujeres”.

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Published

2022-12-31

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Vol. 8 No. 3 (2022): Voces masculinas en la Querella de las mujeres (siglos XIII-XVIII)

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Artigos - Dossiê Temático

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