And was particularly thrilled to entice our speaker Professor Stanley Chojnacki
我非常激動能向大家介紹這次的主講人Stanley Chojnacki教授
who is a preeminent scholar of Venetian History
他是一位研究威尼斯歷史的杰出學者
So this is going to be a lecture that we're going to listen to
待會我們聽到的這場講座也能在
In books and essays he has mapped out A History of Marriage and Family in the Venetian Republic
他已籌劃好的《威尼斯共和國婚姻與家族的歷史》這部著作中見到
And has come back again and again to the many important issues raised by the questions of dowries
本書多次討論到由嫁妝所引發的諸多重要問題
The role of women and the family and the state
婦女,家族和政府的角色
What it meant to be a Venetian adolescent bachelor or mother
在威尼斯作為一名青少年,一個單身漢或母親的意義
And the many attempts on the part of the government to regulate marriage
以及政府基于各種動機來規范婚姻
These studies have culminated in the collected essays of an important symposium as early as 1987
這些研究成果早在1987年便已收錄在一次重要研討會的論文集中
The Family Sex and Marriage in Renaissance Studies Recent Trends
《關于文藝復興時期家庭性愛與婚姻研究的新趨勢》
For which he wrote the introduction
教授為此寫了序言
And later in a wonderful book titled Women and Men in Renaissance Venice Twelve Essays on Patrician Society
這些后來也錄入一本名為《威尼斯文藝復興時期的男人和女人關于貴族社會的12篇報告》的杰作
Although I still have a great deal to learn from his work
我還需要從教授的作品中大量汲取營養
It has been an important underpinning for my own research on the Venetian paintings
這為我在威尼斯繪畫藝術的研究提供了重要依據
That make up the grand finale of the exhibition
這也是本次展覽的壓軸戲,
Professor Chojnacki has just retired from the history department of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chojnacki教授剛退休,之前任教于北卡羅萊納大學教堂山分校歷史系
And has been the recipient of many awards and fellowships
得過無數榮譽和獎學金
Including a Gugenheim Foundation Fellowship
包括古根海姆基金會攝影獎學金
And Fellowships from the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton
普林斯頓大學高級研究院獎學金
And American Council of Learned Societies
及美國學術團體協會獎學金
He's participated in numerous professional groups and activities including… I love this one
他參與過眾多專業的團體和活動,包括……我喜歡這個
The Society for the Study of Early Modern Women
早期現代女性研究學會
And the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation for research in Venice
還參與了Gladys Krieble Delma基金會,為繼續從事對威尼斯的研究
which has funded most of the most important historical and art historical research that has taken place there in recent years
這一基金會為近年來進行的很多重大歷史與藝術歷史的研究提供了基金
As you can see Professor Chojnacki's work
可見Chojnacki教授的作品
is at the very center of the exploration of marriage and the family in Renaissance Venice
正是意大利文藝復興時期婚姻和家庭研究的核心所在
And he will speak with us this evening on Marriage Love and Lineage in Renaissance Venice
今晚即將由他為我們講解意大利文藝復興時期的婚姻,愛情與血統
Please welcome Stanley Chojnacki
請大家歡迎Stanley Chojnacki教授的到來