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De Olympiae Moratae Vita
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ISBN13: 9781247728179
Publisher: Nabu Press
Published: Oct 6 2011
Pages: 246
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
De Olympiae Moratae Vita is a biographical work detailing the life of Olympia Fulvia Morata, a remarkable woman of the Italian Renaissance. Born in 1526, Olympia was a prodigy of classical learning, mastering Greek and Latin at a young age. Her intellectual prowess brought her to the court of Ferrara, where she served as a companion and tutor to the Duchess Anna d'Este.
This volume, compiled by Georg Ludwig Nolten and Johann Gustav Wilhelm Hesse, offers insights into Olympia's education, her embrace of Protestantism, and her subsequent exile from Italy. It examines her relationships with leading intellectuals and reformers of her time, highlighting her significant contributions to religious and philosophical discourse during a period of immense intellectual and religious upheaval. The biography celebrates Olympia Morata as an exemplar of female intellectual achievement and religious conviction in a tumultuous era.
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