The Natural Philosophy of Margaret Cavendish: Reason and Fancy During the Scientific Revolution

by Lisa T. Sarasohn

Honorable Mention, Typographic Covers, Large Nonprofit Publishers, 2010 Washington Book Publishers Show

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, led a remarkable--and controversial--life, writing poetry and prose and philosophizing on the natural world at a time when women were denied any means of a formal education. Lisa T. Sarasohn acutely examines the brilliant work of this untrained mind and explores the unorthodox development of her...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801894433
• ISBN13: 9780801894435
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher