Friday, August 13, 2004

On-line Resources on Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1679-1749)

General Overview:

For research beyond the elementary level, there are no significant on-line resources for Catharine Trotter Cockburn.

Little Bits:

Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1679-1749): a timeline of her life

Cockburn: brief biographical blurb

Notes on the Women Philosophers of the 17th and 18th Centuries (Peter Suber): a list of her works

Somewhat More Substantive:

Literary Encyclopedia Profile (Anne Kelley)

Catharine Cockburn (Victor L. Nuovo): a short essay at the Thoemmes Continuum

A Review of Anne Kelley's Catharine Trotter: An early modern writer in the vanguard of feminism (Ellen Moody)

It is to be hoped that the SEP will put Patricia Sheridan's article on Cockburn's moral philosophy on-line in the near future.

Actual Works:

Two Poems

I have put up at Siris a brief selection from her play, The Revolution of Sweden, here.

If you have placed on-line any resources on Catharine Trotter Cockburn, especially articles or papers on her, or selections from her original works, or if you have come across such resources, please contact me at bwatson{at}chass{dot}utoronto{dot}ca.