Episode 193
Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish w/ Francesca Peacock
Debated Podcast · Debated Podcast
September 13, 202337m 6s
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Show Notes
In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Francesca Peacock, author of Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish to discuss the book. They discuss Margaret Cavendish's life, the role of women in the English Civil War, Margaret's influence on subsequent authors, the rise of print culture during the Civil War and Margaret's first novel and one of the first works of science fiction The Blazing World.
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