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Emilie du Chatelet : Daring Genius of the Enlightenment Paperback - 2007
by Judith P. Zinsser
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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 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 Châtelet captures the charm, glamour, and brilliance of this magnetic woman.
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- Title Emilie du Chatelet : Daring Genius of the Enlightenment
- Author Judith P. Zinsser
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group
- Date 2007
- Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0143112686I4N10
- ISBN 9780143112686 / 0143112686
- Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 6.04 x 0.83 in (21.34 x 15.34 x 2.11 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: French
- Library of Congress subjects Authors, French - 18th century, Feminists - France
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
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 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 Châtelet captures the charm, glamour, and brilliance of this magnetic woman.