Poems and Fancies with the Animal Parliament |
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| Author:
| Cavendish, Margaret |
| Editor:
| Siegfried, Brandie R. |
| Series title: | The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: the Toronto Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-86698-593-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2018 |
| Publisher: | Arizona State University, Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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Margaret Cavendish released her Poems and Fancies during a brief reprieve from exile, and at a time when international conversations on questions regarding science, mathematics, and metaphysics significantly advanced the state of knowledge across Britain and Europe despite war and political turmoil. This volume offers the first complete modernized version of the third edition of Cavendish's book, including prefaces and dedications, all 274 poems on nature's various avatars,...
More DescriptionMargaret Cavendish released her Poems and Fancies during a brief reprieve from exile, and at a time when international conversations on questions regarding science, mathematics, and metaphysics significantly advanced the state of knowledge across Britain and Europe despite war and political turmoil. This volume offers the first complete modernized version of the third edition of Cavendish's book, including prefaces and dedications, all 274 poems on nature's various avatars, interludes and masques, and the final prose parable, The Animal Parliament. Cavendish offers views on physics, chemistry, algebraic geometry, medicine, political philosophy, ethics, psychology, and animal intelligence, as she develops her own theory of vital matter within the scope of nature's ordering principles.
The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. The Toronto Series: Volume 64