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The Conway letters : the correspondence of Anne, Viscountess Conway, Henry More, and their friends, 1642-1684 / edited by Marjorie Hope Nicolson.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Conway, Anne, 1631-1679.
Contributor:
Hutton, Sarah, 1948-
More, Henry, 1614-1687.
Nicolson, Marjorie Hope, 1894-
Standardized Title:
Correspondence. Selections
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cambridge Platonists--Correspondence.
Cambridge Platonists.
Philosophers--Great Britain--Correspondence.
Philosophers.
Theologians--Great Britain--Correspondence.
Theologians.
Great Britain--Intellectual life--17th century.
Great Britain.
Conway, Anne, 1631-1679--Correspondence.
Conway, Anne.
More, Henry, 1614-1687--Correspondence.
More, Henry.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxiv, 592 p.) : ill., ports.
Edition:
Rev. ed. with an introduction and new material / edited by Sarah Hutton.
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004, c1992.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The correspondence of Cambridge Platonist Henry More and Lady Anne Conway, a remarkable woman who became a philosopher in her own right at a time when most women were denied even basic education. These letters depict their long-standing friendship and views on philosophy and other topics.
Contents:
Intro
Title page
Contents
Introduction to the Revised Edition
The Conway and Finch Families
Anne Conway and Henry More
Interludes
Ireland and Cambridge
Valentine Greatrakes
Francis Mercury van Helmont
Quakerism
Appendix A Letters of Henry More after the death of the Viscountess Conway
Appendix B Letters omitted wholly or in part from the 1930 edition
Appendix C Emendations and Further Notes
Index.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
0-19-173334-2
OCLC:
935285515

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