Emilie Du Chatelet: Daring Genius of the Enlightenment
Judith P. Zinsser
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 Ch telet (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 noblewoman of her time. But she also challenged it, conducting a highly visible affair with a commoner, writing philosophical works, and translating Newton's Principia while pregnant by a younger lover. With the sweep of Galileo's Daughter, Emilie Du Ch telet captures the charm, glamour, and brilliance of this magnetic woman.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Judith P. ZinsserPublisher: Penguin BooksPublished: 12/01/2007ISBN: 9780143112686Pages: 400Weight: 0.81lbsSize: 8.40h x 6.04w x 0.83d
Book Title
Emilie Du Chatelet: Daring Genius of the Enlightenment
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9780143112686
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 Ch telet (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 noblewoman of her time. But she also challenged it, conducting a highly visible affair with a commoner, writing philosophical works, and translating Newton's Principia while pregnant by a younger lover. With the sweep of Galileo's Daughter, Emilie Du Ch telet captures the charm, glamour, and brilliance of this magnetic woman.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Judith P. Zinsser
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 12/01/2007
ISBN: 9780143112686
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.04w x 0.83d
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Judith P. Zinsser
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 12/01/2007
ISBN: 9780143112686
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.04w x 0.83d
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 Ch telet (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 noblewoman of her time. But she also challenged it, conducting a highly visible affair with a commoner, writing philosophical works, and translating Newton's Principia while pregnant by a younger lover. With the sweep of Galileo's Daughter, Emilie Du Ch telet captures the charm, glamour, and brilliance of this magnetic woman.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Judith P. Zinsser
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 12/01/2007
ISBN: 9780143112686
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.04w x 0.83d
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Judith P. Zinsser
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 12/01/2007
ISBN: 9780143112686
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.04w x 0.83d