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Feminist interpretations of Mary Astell / edited by Alice Sowaal and Penny A. Weiss ; preface, Nancy Tuana. - 1 online resource. - Re-reading the canon . - Re-reading the canon. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Locations and legacies : reading Mary Astell and re-reading the canon / Penny A. Weiss -- Mary Astell and the virtues / Jacqueline Broad -- Mary Astell's account of feminine self-esteem / Kathleen A. Ahearn -- Mary Astell and the development of vice : pride, courtship, and the woman's human nature question / Alice Sowaal -- Custom, freedom, and equality : Mary Astell on marriage and women's education / Karen Detlefsen -- Further reflections upon marriage : Mary Astell and Sarah Chapone / Susan Paterson Glover -- Mary Astell : some reflections upon trauma / Elizabeth Hedrick Moser -- "From the throne to every private family?" : Mary Astell as analyst of power / Penny A. Weiss -- Mary Astell's feminism : a rhetorical perspective / Christine Mason Sutherland -- Mary Astell on the existence and nature of God / Marcy P. Lascano -- The emerging picture of Mary Astell's views / Alice Sowaal.

"A collection of essays on the early modern English writer, proto-feminist, and rhetorician Mary Astell. Includes discussions on human nature, equality, rationality, power, freedom, friendship, marriage, and education"--Provided by publisher.


English.

ISBN: 9780271077604 0271077603

Source: 22573/ctv14fxm9x JSTOR

Subjects--Personal Names:
Astell, Mary, 1666-1731.
Astell, Mary, 1666-1731
Astell, Mary 1668-1731

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Feminist theory.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
PHILOSOPHY / Criticism
Feminist theory.
Feminismus
Gender Studies & Sexuality.
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Social Sciences.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HQ1595.A7 / F46 2016eb

Dewey Class. No.: 305.4201