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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harth, Erica, author.

Series:

Reading Women Writing Series

Reading Women Writing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Descartes, Rene, 1596-1650--Influence.

Précieuses.

Rationalism.

Philosophy, French.

Feminism and literature--France.

Authorship--Sex differences--History--18th century.

Authorship--Sex differences--History--17th century.

French literature--18th century--History and criticism.

French literature--17th century--History and criticism.

Women and literature--France--History--18th century.

Women and literature--France--History--17th century.

French literature--Women authors--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 267 p. :)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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 to overcome gender barriers and participated in the shaping of rational discourse.

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-257) and index.

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ISBN:

9781501721748

1501721747

OCLC:

1080551943