EAN: 9780691241753

WOLLSTONECRAFT - SYLVANA TOMASELLI KARTONIERT (TB)

A compelling portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft that shows the intimate connections between her
life and work Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman  first published in
1792  is a work of enduring relevance in women's rights advocacy. However  as Sylvana Tomaselli
shows  a full understanding of Wollstonecraft's thought is possible only through a more
comprehensive appreciation of Wollstonecraft herself  as a philosopher and moralist who deftly
tackled major social and political issues and the arguments of such figures as Edmund Burke 
Jean-Jacques Rousseau  and Adam Smith. Reading Wollstonecraft through the lens of the politics
and culture of her own time  this book restores her to her rightful place as a major
eighteenth-century thinker  reminding us why her work still resonates today. The book's format
echoes one that Wollstonecraft favored in Thoughts on the Education of Daughters: short essays
paired with concise headings. Under titles such as Painting  Music  Memory  Property and
Appearance  and Rank and Luxury  Tomaselli explores not only what Wollstonecraft enjoyed and
valued  but also her views on society  knowledge and the mind  human nature  and the problem of
evil--and how a society based on mutual respect could fight it. The resulting picture of
Wollstonecraft reveals her as a particularly engaging author and an eloquent participant in
enduring social and political concerns. Drawing us into Wollstonecraft's approach to the human
condition and the debates of her day  Wollstonecraft ultimately invites us to consider timeless
issues with her  so that we can become better attuned to the world as she saw it then  and as
we might wish to see it now.

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