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MARGARET CAVENDISH ON POLITICS AND WOMEN'S HARDSHIPS
, 2023 openL'obiettivo di questa tesi è analizzare e approfondire gli studi condotti da Margaret Cavendish, scrittrice, filosofa e scienziata dell'Inghilterra del XVII secolo.
PICCININ, CHIARA
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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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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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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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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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Experimenting with Cavendish: The Heuretics of Social Literacy in the Writing of the Thrice Noble Princess, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle [PDF]
, 2018 This dissertation takes a heuretic approach to the study of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673), focusing on her dramatic anthology Plays, Never before Printed (1668).
Moore, Shawn William
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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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Renaissance Studies, Volume 39, Issue 5, Page 612-631, November 2025.Abstract In early modern England, as part of a broader interrogation of exemplarity, full‐scale works on the Trojan War often subjected the myth’s heroes to humorous scrutiny, whereas the heroines remained surprisingly untouched by comedy. Testifying to the war’s calamities already in antiquity, in the early modern period, the myth’s women acquired a ...
Evgeniia Ganberg
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Beyond Bounds: Infinity in Cavendish’s Ontology
Journal of Modern PhilosophyMargaret Cavendish endorses the view that matter is actually infinite. This paper offers a systematic treatment of Cavendish’s views on infinity as developed in her later philosophical works (roughly, from Philosophical Letters onwards).
Laura Georgescu
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