Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Jeffery, Renée
Titre(s) : Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia [Texte imprimé] : the philosopher princess / Renée Jeffery
Publication : Lanham (Md.) : Lexington books, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xxiii-209 p.) ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 189-201. Notes bibliogr. en fin de chapitres. Index
"Elisabeth of Bohemia (16181680) was the daughter of the Elector Palatine, Frederick
V, King of Bohemia, and Elizabeth Stuart, the daughter of King James VI and I of Scotland
and England. A princess born into one of the most prominent Protestant dynasties of
the age, Elisabeth was one of the great female intellectuals of seventeenth-century
Europe. This book examines her life and thought. It is the story of an exiled princess,
a grief-stricken woman whose family was beset by tragedy and whose life was marked
by poverty, depression, and chronic illness. It is also the story of how that same
womans strength of character, unswerving faith, and extraordinary mind saw her emerge
as one of the most renowned scholars of the age. It is the story of how one woman
navigated the tumultuous waters of seventeenth-century politics, religion, and scholarship,
fought for her familys ancestral rights, and helped established one of the first networks
of female scholars in Western Europe. Drawing on her correspondence with Reň Descartes,
as well as the letters, diaries, and writings of her family, friends, and intellectual
associates, this book contributes to the recovery of Elisabeths place in the history
of philosophy. It demonstrates that although she is routinely marginalized in contemporary
accounts of seventeenth-century thought, overshadowed by the more famous male philosophers
she corresponded with, or dismissed as little more than a {28}learned maiden
Sujet(s) : Élisabeth de Bohême (1618-1680 ; princesse palatine) -- Philosophie
Élisabeth de Bohême (1618-1680 ; princesse palatine)
Philosophie -- 17e siècle
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Indice(s) Dewey :
190.903 2 (23e éd.) = Philosophie occidentale moderne et autres philosophies non orientales - 1600-1699
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781498568883 (erroné). - ISBN 1498568882. - ISBN 9781498568906. - ISBN 9781498568890
(erroné) (ePub ebook). - ISBN 1498568904
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb466058195
Notice n° :
FRBNF46605819
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : The angry star ; A woman and a scholar ; Encountering Descartes ; Diseases of
the soul ; Virtue and the passions ; The prince ; Return of the Palatinate ; The
Abbess of Herford.
