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, and literary criticism, Harth looks at how women in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century France attempted...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harth, Erica (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Series:Reading women writing.
Subjects:
Descartes, Rene, > 1596-1650 > Influence.
1600-1799
French literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
Précieuses.
Women and literature > France > History > 17th century.
Women and literature > France > History > 18th century.
Rationalism.
Philosophy, French.
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.
Rationalisme.
Philosophie française.
Art d'écrire > Différences entre sexes > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Art d'écrire > Différences entre sexes > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Littérature française > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature française > 17e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Femmes et littérature > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Femmes et littérature > France > Histoire > 17e siècle.
rationalism (philosophy)
HISTORY / Europe / France.
Rationalism
Philosophy, French
French literature
Authorship > Sex differences
French literature > Women authors
Précieuses
Women and literature
France
Authorship > Sex differences > History > 17th century
Authorship > Sex differences > History > 18th century
Descartes, René > Influence
Feminism and literature > France
French literature > History and criticism > 17th century
French literature > History and criticism > 18th century
French literature > Women authors > History and criticism
Geschichte > 1640-1800
Women and literature > History > 17th century > France
Women and literature > History > 18th century > France
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-257) and index.
ISBN:9781501721748
1501721747

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