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100	1		_aGasper, Julia.
245	1	4	_aThe Modern Philosopher, Letters to Her Son and Verses on the Siege of Gibraltar, by Elizabeth Craven.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aNewcastle-upon-Tyne : _bCambridge Scholars Publishing, _c2017.
264		4	_c©2018.
300			_a1 online resource (142 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Le Philosophe Moderne. Comédie -- The Modern Philosopher -- Letters from a Peeress of England to Her Eldest Son -- Verses on the Siege of Gibraltar.
520			_aThis book offers a modern edition of three fascinating and important works by Elizabeth Craven (1750-1828), an English author who lived for many years on the Continent. Craven is mainly remembered for her scandalous personal life, but deserves more serious attention. She was influenced by Enlightenment ideas and took a broad interest in the events of her time. The Modern Philosopher (1790) is a satire on the egalitarian theories of the French Revolution. The intellectual Longinius advocates equality in theory as perfectly logical, but is dismayed when his household put it into practice. Its love-plot has a happy ending. Written originally in French, it is here translated for the first time.Letters to Her Son (1784) is a book of advice on marriage that should be regarded as a pioneering feminist text. Craven boldly denounces the tyranny of husbands, the oppressive laws of the institution of marriage, and the fact that women were categorized as "a second sort of beings". She condemns the law that gave a husband custody of the children after divorce, even if he had been violent or unfaithful. She looks forward to replacing all that with a model of marriage in which the partners are equal companions and seek happiness rather than dominance.Verses on the Siege of Gibraltar (1785) is a satirical poem concerning the battle for Gibraltar which was besieged by the French and Spanish during the American War of Independence.Military vanity, heroic posturing and weird contraptions all serve as targets for her biting wit and artful mockery. Put together, these three works demonstrate Craven's versatility as a writer and startling modernity.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aEquality-Drama.
650		0	_aFrance-History-Revolution, 1789-1799-Drama.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aGasper, Julia _tThe Modern Philosopher, Letters to Her Son and Verses on the Siege of Gibraltar, by Elizabeth Craven _dNewcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing,c2017 _z9781443895040
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5487773 _zClick to View
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