The Conway letters : the correspondence of Anne, Viscountess Conway, Henry More, and their friends, 1642-1684 / / edited by Marjorie Hope Nicolson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811930403321
• Autore: Conway Anne <1631-1679.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Clarendon Press; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004, c1992
• ISBN: 0-19-173334-2
• Edizione: [Rev. ed. with an introduction and new material /]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiv, 592 p.) : ill., ports
• Altri autori (Persone): HuttonSarah <1948->; MoreHenry <1614-1687.>; NicolsonMarjorie Hope <1894->
• Disciplina: 942.06/092/2; B
• Soggetti: Cambridge Platonists; Philosophers - Great Britain; Theologians - Great Britain; Great Britain Intellectual life 17th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title page -- Contents -- Introduction to the Revised Edition -- The Conway and Finch Families -- Anne Conway and Henry More -- Interludes -- Ireland and Cambridge -- Valentine Greatrakes -- Francis Mercury van Helmont -- Quakerism -- Appendix A Letters of Henry More after the death of the Viscountess Conway -- Appendix B Letters omitted wholly or in part from the 1930 edition -- Appendix C Emendations and Further Notes -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The correspondence of Cambridge Platonist Henry More and Lady Anne Conway, a remarkable woman who became a philosopher in her own right at a time when most women were denied even basic education. These letters depict their long-standing friendship and views on philosophy and other topics.