Selected Writings of an Eighteenth-Century Venetian Woman of Letters

by Elisabetta Caminer Turra

Book Overview

Elisabetta Caminer Turra (1751-96) was one of the most prominent women in eighteenth-century Italy and a central figure in the international "Republic of Letters." A journalist and publisher, Caminer participated in important debates on capital punishment, freedom of the press, and the abuse of clerical power. She also helped spread Enlightenment ideas into Italy by promoting and publishing Voltaire's latest works and translating new European plays-plays...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226817687
• ISBN13: 9780226817682
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.0"