| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 101 pages) : map, facsimile. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Other voice in early modern Europe
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Other voice in early modern Europe.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-96) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction to the Series; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Note on the Translation; Testimony of Ferrazzi Preceding Her Autobiography; Autobiography of Cecilia Ferrazzi; Appendix 1: Persons Mentioned in the Text; Appendix 2: Places Mentioned in the Text; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Charged by the Venetian Inquisition with the conscious and cynical feigning of holiness, Cecelia Ferrazzi (1609-1684) requested and obtained the unprecedented opportunity to defend herself through a presentation of her life story. Ferrazzi's unique inquisitorial autobiography and the transcripts of her preceding testimony, expertly transcribed and eloquently translated into English, allow us to enter an unfamiliar sector of the past and hear 'another voice'?that of a humble Venetian woman who had extraordinary experiences and exhibited exceptional courage. Born in 1609 into an artisan family, |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ferrazzi, Cecilia, 1609-1684.
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Ferrazzi, Cecilia, 1609-1684. |
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Ferrazzi, Cecilia, 1609-1684. |
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Catholics -- Italy -- Venice -- Biography.
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Catholics. |
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Italy -- Venice. |
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Biographies.
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Women -- Italy -- Venice -- Biography.
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Women. |
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Inquisition -- Italy -- Venice -- History -- 17th century -- Sources.
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Inquisition. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
17th century |
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Sources.
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| Subject |
Venice (Italy) -- Biography.
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| Chronological Term |
1600-1699 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Schutte, Anne Jacobson.
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| Added Title |
Autobiografia di una santa mancata. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96060285
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ferrazzi, Cecilia, 1609-1684. Autobiografia di una santa mancata. English. Autobiography of an aspiring saint. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1996 (DLC) 96024316 |
| ISBN |
0226244482 (electronic book) |
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9780226244488 (electronic book) |
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9780226244464 (alkaline paper) |
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0226244466 (alkaline paper) |
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0226244466 (alkaline paper) |
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0226244474 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780226244471 |
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9780226244488 |
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