Book contents
- World-Making Renaissance Women
- World-Making Renaissance Women
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction The Literary Contours of Women’s World-Making
- Part I Early Modern Women Framing the Modern World
- Part II Remaking the Literary World
- Part III Connecting the Social Worlds of Religion, Politics, and Philosophy
- Part IV Rethinking Early Modern Types and Stereotypes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Introduction - The Literary Contours of Women’s World-Making
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 November 2021
- World-Making Renaissance Women
- World-Making Renaissance Women
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction The Literary Contours of Women’s World-Making
- Part I Early Modern Women Framing the Modern World
- Part II Remaking the Literary World
- Part III Connecting the Social Worlds of Religion, Politics, and Philosophy
- Part IV Rethinking Early Modern Types and Stereotypes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
When Margaret Cavendish (later famous as the Duchess of Newcastle) sent her first book of natural philosophy to the printer in 1653, considerations of worlds and world-making were at the core of her endeavors. Elbowing her way into scientific discussions revolving around theories of matter, mind, and the natural world, she began her philosophical career with humor, declaring of her atomic poems,
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- World-Making Renaissance WomenRethinking Early Modern Women's Place in Literature and Culture, pp. 1 - 16Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021