Margaret Cavendish: Political Writings (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521633505)

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673) is unique among women writers of the seventeenth century in the scale of her output and in her aspiration to create a philosophical system. This edition presents Cavendish as a political author, and Susan James includes two major texts, the Orations and The Blazing World, accompanied by the standard series features that enables students to gain a better understanding of one of the truly distinctive political voices of the early modern period.

Author: Margaret Cavendish
ISBN-10: 0521633508
ISBN-13: 9780521633505
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2003
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.68w x 0.81d