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Cartesian Women : Versions and Subversions of Rational Discourse in the Old Regime /

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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Bibliographic Details
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.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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