Pure wit : the revolutionary life of Margaret Cavendish
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Author
Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2024.
Format
Book
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
ISBN
9781639366033, 1639366032
Physical Desc
xxiii, 360 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Status
Florham Park Library - Adult Nonfiction - New
BIOG CAVENDISH
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Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2024.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781639366033, 1639366032
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-341) and index.
Description
"Margaret Cavendish, then Lucas, was born in 1623 to an aristocratic family. In 1644, as England descended into civil war, she joined the court of the formidable Queen Henrietta Maria at Oxford. With the rest of the court she went into self-imposed exile in France. Her family's wealth and lands were forfeited by Parliament. It was in France that she met her partner, William Cavendish, Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a marriage that made her the Duchess of Newcastle and would remain at the heart of both her life and career. Margaret was a passionate writer. She wrote extensively on gender, science, philosophy, and published under her own name at a time when women simply did not do so. Her greatest work was The Blazing World, published in 1666, a utopian proto-novel that is thought to be one of the earliest works of science fiction that brought together Margaret's talents in poetry, philosophy, and science. Yet hers is a legacy that has long divided opinion, and history has largely forgotten her, an undeserved fate for a brilliant, courageous proto-feminist. In Pure Wit, Francesca Peacock remedies this omission and shines a spotlight on the fascinating, pioneering, yet often complex and controversial life, of the multi-faceted Margaret Cavendish."--Amazon.com
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Florham Park Library - Adult Nonfiction - New | BIOG CAVENDISH | Available |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - New | 828.4 NEWCASTLE PEA | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction - New | B NEWCASTLE Peacock | Available |
Mendham Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - New | BIOGRAPHY CAVENDISH | Checked Out |
Randolph Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - New | 828.409 PEA | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Peacock, F. (2024). Pure wit: the revolutionary life of Margaret Cavendish (First Pegasus Books cloth edition.). Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peacock, Francesca. 2024. Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish. Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peacock, Francesca. Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish Pegasus Books, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Peacock, Francesca. Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish First Pegasus Books cloth edition., Pegasus Books, 2024.
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