Both a biography and a cultural history of an era, this is the story of Fanny Von Arnstein, a Jewish woman living in Vienna during the Age of Enlightenment. Associating with the city's elite who attended her salon, she became known for her efforts to liberate the Jewish population.

Fanny Von Arnstein: A Daughter of the Enlightenment 1758-1818

Spiel, Hilde

Biographies & Memoirs

Berg Pub Ltd.

Vienna's Golden Autumn 1866-1938

History

Europe

Grove Pr

<p>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 Staël and Arthur Schopenhauer. Hilde Spiel's carefully researched biography provides a vivid portrait of a brave and passionate woman, illuminating a central era in European cultural and social history.</p>

Fanny von Arnstein: Daughter of the Enlightenment

Arts & Literature

New Vessel Press

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Community & Culture

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