Sarra Copia Sulam
Sarra Copia Sulam · Arts & Literature
Poet / lyricist
c. 1592, Venice, Italy — 1641, Venice, Italy
Italy (Venetian Ghetto)
Sarra Copia Sulam is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Poet / lyricist
Sarra Copia Sulam was a Jewish poet and intellectual of early-modern Venice who ran a literary salon in the Venetian Ghetto, one of the most enduring forums for Jewish–Christian exchange of her time. She wrote sonnets, letters and a Manifesto defending the immortality of the soul against a slanderous accusation, becoming the first Jewish woman to leave a lasting mark as a writer. She was Jewish, from a prominent Venetian Jewish family.
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Poet / lyricist
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