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Cartesian Women : Versions and Subversions of Rational Discourse in the Old Regime
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The little-known writings that Erica Harth examines here reveal a remarkable chapter in the history of Western thought. Drawing upon current theoretical work in gender studies, cultural history, an...
The little-known writings that Erica Harth examines here reveal a remarkable chapter in the history of Western thought. Drawing upon current theoretical work in gender studies, cultural history, and literary criticism, Harth looks at how women in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century France attempted to overcome gender barriers and participated in the shaping of rational discourse.
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- Creator
- Erica Harth
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
- ©1992
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xi, 267 p. :)
- ISBNs
- 9780801427152, 9780801499982, 0801427150, 1501721747, 0801499984, 9781501721748
- OCLC
- on1080551943, on1100450131
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-257) and index.
- In English.
- Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Translation and Orthography -- Introduction: Toward a New Cogito -- 1. Gender and Discursive Space(s) in the Seventeenth Century -- 2. The Cartésiennes -- 3. Fontenelle and the Ladies -- 4. Femmes Philosophes or Femmes/Philosophes? -- Conclusion: Beyond the Ellipsis -- Bibliography -- Index
Subjects
- Precieuses.
- Rationalism.
- Philosophy, French.
- Feminism and literature -- France.
- Authorship -- Sex differences -- History -- 18th century.
- Authorship -- Sex differences -- History -- 17th century.
- French literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
- French literature -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
- Women and literature -- France -- History -- 18th century.
- Women and literature -- France -- History -- 17th century.
- French literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
- Descartes, Rene, 1596-1650 -- Influence.
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