Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Wollstonecraft: 18th-century libertine?

I found the following article interesting in light of the fact that in Vindication, Wollstonecraft seems to focus on the restraint of desires and passions in favor of reason and education. It seems that Wollstonecraft was actually more of a rebel than the Vindication would suggest!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/wollstonecraft_01.shtml

Also, check out this short review of a book that links Rousseau with Robespierre and the English Romantic writers including Mary Wollstonecraft.

http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0511036248

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