Contributions

  • Fitzmaurice, James, 1943- - Contributor

Publication

1996 - Garland Pub., New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

57,250 words, Guess

Page Count

229 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100815324510
  • ISBN-139780815324515
  • Goodreads724382
  • LibraryThing4150379
  • Library of Congress Control Number96020565
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Classifications

  • DDC823/.4
  • LCCPR3605.N2 S63 1997

Description

"The writings of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, are remarkable for their vivid depiction of the mores and mentality of seventeenth-century England. This edition includes all of Cavendish's Sociable Letters (1664), a collection of writings that comments on a wide range of aspects of seventeenth-century society, such as war and peace, science and medicine, English and Classical literatures, and social issues such as choosing a spouse, married life, infidelity, divorce, and the option of women not to marry." "This Broadview edition contains a critical introduction and a valuable selection of primary documents, including the letters Cavendish wrote during her courtship with William Cavendish; letters by two female family members; letters written by Aphra Behn, Dorothy Osborne, and Angel Day; and an essay by Francis Bacon."--Jacket.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Garland reference library of the humanities ;
  • vol. 2009

Other Editions

  • Sociable lettersGarland Pub.1996-01-01

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