Abgeschickt von Martine am 23 Maerz, 2004 um 13:01:18:
Antwort auf: Ein Länderquiz haben die auch von Edith N. am 23 Maerz, 2004 um 11:59:48:
: Trotzdem ... wenn das meine Familie hört! Ein islamisches Land - mein Vater enterbt mich!
Ach Edith,
im Gegenteil*ggg
erzähl ihm einfach von dieser Frau und er überlegt ob er die anderen enterbt.
"... I was particularly drawn some years ago to the under-researched life of Doña Gracia Nasi, the 16th century international banker whose escape network saved thousands of victims of the Inquisition. Born in Lisbon in 1510, she also spearheaded a boycott of the Italian port of Ancona after the Inquisition murdered 23 conversos there. And she ended her life by persuading Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent to grant her a long-term lease on an area around Tiberias for the resettlement of her refugees. In addition, Doña Gracia was a patron of the arts in true Renaissance style. Many of us know about this famous Portugese conversa from a small book on her life (Doña Gracia of the House of Nasi) written sixty years ago by Cecil Roth. Not much more has been available since, except for a handful of academic papers. ..."
Quelle:
http://www.sefarad.org/publication/lm/049/html/page46.html
Und soviel zum authentischen Frauenbild in historischen Romanen.
GrinZ!
Martine