Emilie Du Chatelet

Author : Judith P. Zinsser

Paperback

Published : Tuesday 27 November 2007

ISBN : 9780143112686

Price : €18.72

Description

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 mans 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 Newtons Principia while pregnant by a younger lover. With the sweep of Galileos Daughter, Emilie Du Châtelet captures the charm, glamour, and brilliance of this magnetic woman.

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