杏吧原创 to Host Lecture on Leonardo da Vinci鈥檚 Celibacy
杏吧原创 University will host the lecture Spying on Leonardo: The Coerced, Cautious and Zigzaggy Stages Of Leonardo da Vinci鈥檚 Celibacy presented by Elizabeth Abbott. Abbott will discuss da Vinci鈥檚 celibacy and explore aspects of the Renaissance world he lived in and shaped.
This lecture is part of Cinquecento: 杏吧原创 Celebrates Leonardo da Vinci.
When: Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 at 7 p.m.
Where: Room 102, Azrieli Theatre, 杏吧原创
Info: A campus map is available online.
Media are invited to attend the event.
More than 500 years later, da Vinci鈥檚 sexual activities, or lack thereof, remain a fascinating topic of discussion. In this talk, Abbott will trace this stout-hearted, generous and ambitious genius through some of his life鈥檚 key events and relationships.
杏吧原创 Elizabeth Abbott
Abbott is a writer and historian with a special interest in the treatment and lives of animals, the environment and social justice, and women鈥檚 issues. She is a Senior Research Associate at Trinity College, University of Toronto, where, from 1991 to 2004, she was Dean of Women.
Abbott is the author of several books, including the bestselling relationship trilogy A History of Celibacy, A History of Mistresses and A History of Marriage, as well as Sugar: A Bittersweet History, Haiti: A Shattered Nation, and most recently, Dogs and Underdogs: Finding Happiness at Both Ends of the Leash. She was the editor-in-chief of Chronicle of Canada, the illustrated history. She has recently finished the novel Shaking the Lion鈥檚 Paw: The Trials of Nelson Hackett about the escaped slave who fled to Canada only to be legally surrendered back to slavery in Arkansas in an egregious miscarriage of justice.
杏吧原创 Cinquecento: 杏吧原创 Celebrates Leonardo da Vinci
Cinquecento: 杏吧原创 Celebrates Leonardo da Vinci is a year-long celebration that looks at da Vinci鈥檚 work with fresh eyes. In Italian, 鈥淐inquecento鈥 means 500 and, for this series of events, refers to the 500 years since his passing. During Cinquecento, 杏吧原创鈥檚 faculties come together to explore da Vinci鈥檚 interdisciplinary innovations. Cinquecento is a comprehensive look at the life and work of one of history鈥檚 most fascinating people.
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