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Una mente propia: Selección de cartas sociables y discursos femeninos

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Filósofa, dramaturga, científica, Margaret Lucas Cavendish incursionó en todos los géneros literarios. Fue la primera autora en reivindicar la posición de las mujeres en la Inglaterra del siglo XVII. Pero más aún, tuvo la audacia de obsequiar sus libros a las academias y bibliotecas prestigiosas que, por supuesto, no incluían obras escritas por mujeres. ¿Podía una mujer del siglo XVII anhelar un diálogo con los grandes Filósofos? Una mente propia. Selección de Cartas sociables y Discursos femeninos reúne piezas que bien podrían ser leídas como escenas teatrales o ensayos en la tradición de Michel de Montaigne. Con una ironía deslumbrante, Cavendish cuestiona la impronta patriarcal en las costumbres de la vida doméstica. Y descubre las trampas de la maternidad, la rivalidad en la amistad, las transacciones del matr imonio. Leída hoy, Cavendish impresiona por su increíble modernidad. Traducción de María del Carril y Ángela Signorini.

248 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2017

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Margaret Cavendish

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Margaret Lucas Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, was the youngest child of a wealthy Essex family. At the age of 20 she became Maid of Honour to Queen Henrietta Maria and traveled with her into Persian exile in 1644. There she married William Cavendish, Marquis (later Duke) of Newcastle.

Between 1653 and 1668 she published many books on a wide variety of subjects, including many stories that are now regarded as some of the earliest examples of science fiction.

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It was very interesting and a super easy read, buuut I don't think this is the ideal first approximation to Cavendish. I knew next to nothing about her and I don't feel I got a good sense of what she was all about by reading this. That said, it did inspire me to learn more about her and she was indeed a fascinating woman, so there's that.
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