The Convent of Pleasure

by Margaret Cavendish

Book Overview

Margaret Lucas Cavendish, duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673), began her literary career in 1653, with the publication of a volume of her poems and another of her "philosophical fancies." Her writing continued at a hectic pace for nearly two decades. She did not limit herself to the genres considered "acceptable" for those few women who dared to publish in the late seventeenth century; instead, she wrote philosophical and scientific works, a utopian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692654623
• ISBN13: 9780692654620
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Saltar's Point Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"