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Fantasía y razón en Margaret Cavendish. O acerca del conocimiento de animales, vegetales y minerales
DaimonResumen: Este artículo tiene como objetivo estudiar las nociones de fantasía y razón en dos obras de Margaret Cavendish: Fantasías filosóficas (1653) y Philosophicall Letters (Cartas filosóficas, 1664).
Claudia Aguilar
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‘I, Me, Myself’: Selfhood and Melancholy in the Journals of Gertrude Savile (1697–1758)
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the journals of Gertrude Savile from 1727 in light of recent scholarship on early modern and eighteenth‐century melancholy. The concept had myriad associations with medicine, physiology, the imagination, and feeling, but questions remain about how melancholy during this period was considered by those outside the narrow ...
Daniel Beaumont
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Catching ‘the Genius of the Age’ : Margaret Cavendish, Historian and Witness
Etudes Epistémè, 2010 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.
Sandrine Parageau
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 1275-1291, July 2026.Mass digitisation of natural science collections and archives has increasingly become a priority for scientific heritage institutions. Here, we explore the potential of mass digitisation to improve our understanding of the nature and history of scientific collaboration. Focusing on mycologist Greta B.
Christopher Kreuzer +2 more
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Lucy Hutchinson and Margaret Cavendish: Civil War and Enemy Commiseration
Humanities, 2019 Lucy Hutchinson (1620–1681) and Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673), prolific writers from the seventeenth century, came of age in one of the most difficult times in British history. Blair Worden, an eminent historian, writes, “The political
Yousef Deikna
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Civility, honour and male aggression in early modern English jestbooks
Gender &History, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 70-85, March 2026.Abstract This article discusses the comical representation of inter‐male violence within early modern English jestbooks. It is based on a rigorous survey of the genre, picking out common themes and anecdotes, as well as discussing their reception and sociable functions. Previous scholarship has focused on patriarchs, subversive youths and impoliteness.
Tim Somers
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Tracking and Controlling Monolayer Water in Gold Nanogaps using Extreme Plasmonic Spectroscopy
Small, Volume 21, Issue 49, December 10, 2025.Using monolayer gold nanoparticle aggregates with precisely defined sub‐nanometer gaps, surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) enables the study of water in confined spaces. Even dry facets show monolayer water coatings, and reorientation, hydrogen bonding, and isotopic effects can be studied in detail, revealing molecular interactions critical to ...
Elle W. Wyatt +7 more
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, 2016 Margaret Cavendish was a philosopher and writer active in mid-seventeenth century England. She is important not just as one of the first women active in philosophy in early modern age but as the expounder of an original scientific theory based on vitalism and materialism, by which she rejected the mechanical philosophy of Descartes and Hobbes and the ...
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The Literary Court: Reading Queen Charlotte
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 48, Issue 4, Page 509-524, December 2025.Abstract This article investigates the literary culture revolving around Queen Charlotte (1744–1818) between 1761 and 1818. The Queen's library, sold after her death in 1818, contained more than 4500 volumes, and the sales catalogue (1819) offers a fascinating glimpse into her collecting habits and reading interests. This article uses the catalogue, as
Mascha Hansen
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Reconstructing Mary Hamilton's Social Networks
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 48, Issue 4, Page 397-421, December 2025.Abstract Mary Hamilton's relationships and networking practices are central to this special issue. In this article, we present an innovative method for reconstructing social networks around Hamilton during five key periods of her life, connecting not just correspondents but also persons frequently mentioned in The Mary Hamilton Papers.
David Denison, Tino Oudesluijs
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