Dismantling the myth of “mad madge”: The cultural context of Margaret Cavendish's authorial self-presentation

Women's Writing

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 323-340

  Chalmers, Hero ^a  

^a FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84981253633     PISSN: 09699082     EISSN: 17475848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09699089700200027     Document Type: Article

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