A Glorious Fame: The Life of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, 1623-1673

By Kathleen Jones

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Margaret Cavendish was the first woman writer to write specifically for publication and to consider herself primarily a writer. She cloaked her shyness in extravagant dress and an exotic public persona. In the turbulent days of the Civil War and its aftermath, she wrote to express her hugely varied ideas. She believed in sexual equality, criticized the role of women in contemporary society and even dared to criticize the institution of marriage.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0747500711

ISBN13:9780747500711

Release Date:January 1988

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Length:192 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

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