Emilie Du Chatelet
Daring Genius of the Enlightenment
$41.88
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
27 November 2007
Summary
The captivating biography of the French aristocrat who balanced the demands of her society with passionate affairs of the heart and a brilliant life of the mind.
Although today she is best known for her fifteen-year liaison with Voltaire, Gabrielle Emilie le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise Du Châtelet (1706-1749) was more than a great man’s mistress. After marrying a marquis at the age of eighteen, she proceeded to fulfill the prescribed—and delightfully frivolous—role of a French nob…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143112686 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143112686 |
| Author: | Judith P. Zinsser |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 27 November 2007 |
| Weight: | 374g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 137mm x 23mm |
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Todays women will find much that is familiar in Du Chtelets multitasking lifestyle, which Zinsser … describes with understandable and infectious appreciation. “The New York Times Book Review”
“Today’s women will find much that is familiar in Du Châtelet’s multitasking lifestyle, which Zinsser … describes with understandable and infectious appreciation.” -The New York Times Book Review
About The Author
Judith P. Zinsser
Judith P. Zinsser is co-author of the landmark two-volume history of European women, A History of Their Own, and teaches at Miami University in Ohio. A recognized expert on the Marquise Du Châtelet, she was featured on the PBS Nova special Einstein’s Big Idea.
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