Isotta Nogarola
Isotta Nogarola (* 1418 in Verona , † 1466 in Venice ) was an Italian humanist and author .
Life
Isotta and her sister Ginevra studied together with Martino Rizzoni , a student of Guarino da Verona . In the period between 1434 and 1440 the sisters corresponded with the most important humanists of the Renaissance . Perhaps put off by the example of her sister Ginevra, who dropped out of college after her marriage, Isotta took a self-proclaimed vow of chastity. Then she spent her life alone in the library in her mother's house , withdrawn from the rest of the family . In 1441 she began to study theology .
Isotta's most famous work emerged from a lively correspondence with the humanist Ludovico Foscarini . It was triggered by the saying of St. Augustine that Eve was more guilty of original sin than Adam. In a dialogue about the same or unequal sin of Eve and Adam, Isotta therefore discusses the question of whether women are inferior to men. With a Latin dialogue and several letters, she is considered the first woman of the Renaissance to make a contribution to humanistic culture. Isotta's texts that have survived were only published in Vienna in 1885 .
literature
- Time-Life Books: What Life Was Like at the Rebirth of Genius: Renaissance Italy, AD 1400-1550. Time-Life Books. ISBN 0-7835-5461-3 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nogarola, Isotta |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian humanist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1418 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Verona |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1466 |
| Place of death | Venice |