In Defence of Women

The beginning of the eighteenth century opened Spain to an influx of people, books and ideas and gave the country its own brief age of Enlightenment. At this time of momentous change, the three authors represented in this volume contributed to the Europe-wide debate over the nature of women and their position in society.

Benito Jer nimo Feijoo was an admired scholar and a prolific author. One of his most controversial essays was Defence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781887748
• ISBN13: 9781781887745
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Modern Humanities Research Association
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"