Margaret Cavendish: Political Writings

by Margaret Cavendish

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521633508
• ISBN13: 9780521633505
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.5"