Catching ‘the Genius of the Age’ : Margaret Cavendish, Historian and Witness

Although Margaret Cavendish is probably better known today for her texts on natural philosophy and her plays, she was first made famous by the biography of her husband, published in London in 1667. The Life of William Cavendish, which recounts Newcastle’s actions in the Civil Wars, then appeared in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sandrine Parageau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut du Monde Anglophone 2010-04-01
Series:Etudes Epistémè
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/episteme/662