Catharine Macaulay''s Republican Enlightenment

Informationen zum Autor Karen Green is Associate Lecturer and Principal Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. In 1995 she published The Woman of Reason: Feminism, Humanism and Political Thought ; in 2009, with Jacqueline Broad, A History of Women’s Political Thought in Europe, 1400–1700 ; and in 2014, A History of Women’s Political Thought in Europe, 1700–1800. She is the editor of The Correspondence of Catharine Macaulay (2019) and author of many articles in philosophy, feminism, and political theory. Klappentext This comprehensive biography in the "life and letters" tradition situates Macaulay's works in their political and social context and offers an unprecedented, detailed account of the content and influence of her writing. Zusammenfassung This comprehensive biography in the "life and letters" tradition situates Macaulay's works in their political and social context and offers an unprecedented, detailed account of the content and influence of her writing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Formation of a Female Republican: Kent, 1731–60 2. Influences from the Scottish Enlightenment: St James’s Place, 1760–66 3. A Republican Coterie; Berners St, 1766–71 4. Wilkes, Fever, and Wilson: London and Bath, 1771–77 5. France, Marriage, and Scandal: 1777–79 6. Completion of the History and Emergence as a Moral Philosopher: Knightsbridge, 1780–84 7. America and France: 1784–86 8. On Education and the French Revolution: Binfield, Berkshire, 1787–91 9. Macaulay’s Lasting Significance

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• Authors: Karen Green, Green Karen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367358976
• ISBN: 978-0-367-35897-6
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, European History, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Historiography, British & Irish history, United States of America, USA, Political science and theory, Specific wars and campaigns, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), American War of Independence, Later 18th century c 1750 to c 1799