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Margaret Cavendish - Sociable Letters (Hardcover)
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Margaret Cavendish - Sociable Letters (Hardcover)
Series: Garland Studies in the Renaissance
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Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673), Duchess of Newcastle and one of the
best-known women writers of the her time, is enjoying a revival in
the wake of Aphra Behn's canonization: She appears in the "Norton
Anthology of English Literature," her poetry will appear in a new
edition, and Penguin has recently reprinted her science-fiction
novel "The Blazing World." This is an edition of her hilarious and
rowdy letters, unavailable since their original publication in
1664
"Margaret Cavendish: Sociable Letters" is a window into the world
of 17th-century marriage and daily life displaying a pleasing blend
of the comic, the ironic, and the serious. Along the way, the
author provides us with the first detailed criticism of
Shakespeare's plays, which she defends against the Restoration
distaste for low characters. She also comments on food, home
remedies, the English Civil Wars, religious fanaticism, street
entertainers, churchgoing as a way to find a husband, and winter
sports
This edition offers a full introduction to Cavendish's life and
works, a bibliography, and detailed notes, and takes account of
hand-corrections made at the author's behest
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