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Fanny Von Arnstein - Daughter of the Enlightenment (Paperback)
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Berlin-born Fanny von Arnstein married a financier to the
Austro-Hungarian imperial court, and in 1798 her husband became the
first unconverted Jew in Austria to be granted the title of baron.
Soon Fanny hosted an ever more splendid salon which attracted the
leading figures of her day, including Madame de Stael and Arthur
Schopenhauer. Hilde Spiel's biography provides a vivid portrait of
a brave and passionate woman, illuminating a central era in
European cultural and social history. "Von Arnstein represents one
of the most fascinating and paradoxical eras in modern Jewish
history ...For an American Jewish reader, Fanny von Arnstein is
fascinating above all as a cautionary tale -- and a reminder of our
luck at having avoided the excruciating choices that Fanny, and so
many Jews like her, had to face." - Adam Kirsch, Tablet Magazine
"An elegant edition ...fascinating ...We must be grateful to have
this biography."--The Jewish Review of Books "This book is
indispensable for those interested in the history of culture, the
role of women, and the transition of the Jewish community out of
the ghetto toward the center of European life." - Leon Botstein,
President of Bard College, author of Judentum und Modernitat and
co-editor of Vienna: Jews and the City of Music "In capturing the
fascination of Fanny von Arnstein and her times, Hilde Spiel
provides both a finely drawn portrait of a defining figure of her
era, but also of the times themselves." - John Kornblum, former
U.S. Ambassador to Germany
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