VIC342H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Moderata Fonte, Gaspara Stampa, Veronica Franco
17 May 2017
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Born 1555 and died in 1592 in childbirth. Real name is modesta pozzo she ennobled her name, gave it a different meaning. Pseudonym is moderata fonte: moderata = moderate (exercise of reason) and modesta = modest, pozzo means well/stagnant water, fonte means spring. Contemporary of veronica franco and gaspara stampa but never met each other. Classical form, not an abstract literary form. Revived by humanists from roman and greek classical antiquity. The importance of the art of conversation in the renaissance. Greek philosophy was sacral, oracular and symbolic. Understanding differing positions (can change side) and more than one point of view. The debate is valued, searching for knowledge together. Part of the long running debate on the issue of women"s equality. Some presented, on the surface at least, men and women as equals. Polemical there is a certain degree of male bashing she is responding to speculation that women did not have a soul, specifically in venice.
