Margaret Cavendish

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-107-06643-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

It is often thought that the numerous contradictory perspectives in Margaret Cavendish's writings demonstrate her inability to reconcile her feminism with her conservative, royalist politics. In this book Lisa Walters challenges this view and demonstrates that Cavendish's ideas more closely resemble republican thought, and that her methodology is the foundation for subversive political, scientific and gender theories. With an interdisciplinary focus Walters closely examines Cavendish's work and its context, providing the reader with an enriched understanding of women's contribution to early modern scientific theory, political philosophy, culture and folklore. Considering also Cavendish's ideas in relation to Hobbes and Paracelsus, this volume is of great interest to scholars and students of literature, philosophy, history of ideas, political theory, gender studies and history of science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Walters, Lisa

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatursoziologie, Gender Studies
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Einzelne Autoren: Monographien & Biographien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Redefining gender in Cavendish's theory of matter; 2. Margaret Cavendish's fusion of Renaissance science, magic and fairy lore; 3. The politics of free will in The Blazing World: Hobbes, Paracelsus and absolute rule; 4. Margaret Cavendish the republican? Revolution and gender in Cavendish's romances; Select bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Walters, Lisa
Lisa Walters is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Ghent. Her research interests include the intersections between early modern literature, the history of science, philosophy and gender studies. She has published articles on Margaret Cavendish and Shakespeare in journals including Early Modern Literary Studies and Women's Writing. She is also President of the International Margaret Cavendish Society.