Short name |
Elisabetta Contarini |
VIAF |
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First name |
Elisabetta |
Maiden name |
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Married name |
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Alternative name |
Elisabetta Mosconi Contarini
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Date of birth |
1752 |
Date of death |
1807 |
Flourishing |
- |
Sex |
Female |
Place of birth |
- |
Place of death |
- |
Lived in |
Italy
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Place of residence notes |
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Related to |
Giustiniana Wynne
,
Paolina Secco Suardo
,
Silvia Curtoni Verza
,
Clarina Mosconi
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Bibliography |
Susan Dalton, Engendering the Republic of Letters : Reconnecting Public and Private Spheres in 18th century Europe, Montreal : McGill Queens, 2003. |
Provisional Notes |
NOT MENTIONED IN:
- Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992
Salonnière (her salon in Verona was an important meeting place for literati, both male and female)
Wrote many poems that were never published.
Involved in a romantic relationship with italian writer Aurelio Bertolà for many years. |