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Margaret Cavendish
Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673) was an English philosopher, poet, playwright, and scientist. Born Mary Lucas, she was the youngest of eight children in a wealthy aristocratic family...visualizza altroMargaret Cavendish (1623-1673) was an English philosopher, poet, playwright, and scientist. Born Mary Lucas, she was the youngest of eight children in a wealthy aristocratic family. With access to libraries and tutors, she showed intellectual promise and began writing at a young age, but felt pressure to pursue a more traditional feminine lifestyle. As a young woman, she found employment as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Henrietta Maria, accompanying her into exile in France during the English Civil War. Although she struggled to acclimate to high society, she remained in her role for several years until marrying William Cavendish, the Marquess of Newcastle. With her husband’s support, Cavendish embarked on a career in literature, publishing broadly in the last decades of her life. Her major works include Poems and Fancies (1653), A True Relation of my Birth, Breeding, and Life (1856), Plays (1662), and Plays, Never Before Printed (1668), the latter of which includes her beloved comedy The Convent of Pleasure. The Blazing World (1666), a utopian novel, is considered a landmark work of science fiction and has earned praise from modern feminist scholars for its pioneering depiction of gender and sexuality. In 1667, Cavendish broke new ground as the first woman to attend a meeting of the Royal Society of London, where she engaged with such philosophers as Thomas Hobbes, Robert Boyle, and René Descartes. A vitalist, she rejected Aristotelianism and published six books on natural philosophy in her lifetime, including Observations upon Experimental Philosophy (1666). Largely derided by such contemporaries as Samuel Pepys and Dorothy Osborne, Cavendish has since been recognized as a groundbreaking figure in the history of English literature.visualizza meno
Libri di Margaret Cavendish
The Blazing World The Ultimate Sci Fi Collection Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioniThe Convent of Pleasure Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioniThe Blazing World and Other Writings Valutazione: 3 su 5 stelle3/5The Blazing World (Dystopian Novel) Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioniThe Female Academy: 'I will put my Daughter therein to be instructed'' Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioni90 Masterpieces of World Literature (Vol.I): Novels, Poetry, Plays, Short Stories, Essays, Psychology & Philosophy Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioniThe Presence: 'Marriage is the grave or tomb of wit'' Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioniThe Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioniThe Ultimate Book Club: 180 Books You Should Read (Vol.1): Leaves of Grass, Siddhartha, Middlemarch, The Jungle, Macbeth, Moby-Dick, A Study in Scarlet… Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioni90 Masterpieces You Must Read (Vol.1): Novels, Poetry, Plays, Short Stories, Essays, Psychology & Philosophy: The Madman, Moby-Dick, Siddhartha, Crime and Punishment, Hamlet, Great Expectations, Little Women, Meditations, The Einstein Theory, Heart of Darkness, The Red Badge of Courage Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioni
Audiolibri di Margaret Cavendish
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