Mad Madge by Katie Whitaker
One of the first Englishwomen to make a living through her writing, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, known as Mad Madge, was a dazzling figure - brave, eccentric, loving, clever and energetic. Her colourful story is told against the background of the Civil War and the Restoration.
This is the story of Margaret Cavendish, 17th century lady of lettersShe is mentioned in Pepys' diary and, as a Royalist, lived in exile with her husband William Cavendish, Marquis of Newcastle, for 10 years. What makes her so unusual is her association with so many of the intellectual giants of the period (notably Descartes and Hobbes), and her own prolific literary output, which encompassed plays, poems, essays and studies in natural philosophy, the proto-science of the 17th century. Not many women played a part in the Scientific Revolution, the crucible of the modern worldview, and a full biography of Mad Madge is long overdue. There is also considerable general interest these days in the early history of science. The author, a young academic who writes well, could have a surprise bestseller on her hands.
Katie Whitaker did a Ph. D in the History of Science at Cambridge, where she was awarded the Thirlwall Prize and Medal for the best original research by a young scholar under 30. She has also been a Century Fellow at the University of Chicago where she was awarded an MPhil. She lives in Yorkshire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701169299 |
| ISBN 10 | 070116929X |
| Title | Mad Madge |
| Author | Katie Whitaker |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2003-07-31 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
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