A Nature of “infinite sense and reason”: Margaret Cavendish's natural philosophy and the “noise” of a feminized nature

Women's Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 421-438

  Merrens, Rebecca ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 80053774863     PISSN: 00497878     EISSN: 15477045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00497878.1996.9979128     Document Type: Article

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