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Autobiography and gender in early modern literature : reading women's lives, 1600-1680 /

Early modern autobiographies and diaries provide a unique insight into women's lives and how they represented themselves. Combining a fresh account of the development of autobiography with close reading, this important contribution to the fields of early modern literary studies and gender studi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Seelig, Sharon Cadman
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction: mapping the territory; chapter 1 Margaret Hoby: the stewardship of time; chapter 2 The construction of a life: the diaries of Anne Clifford; chapter 3 Pygmalion's image: the lives of Lucy Hutchinson; chapter 4 Ann Fanshawe: private historian; chapter 5 Romance and respectability: the autobiography of Anne Halkett; chapter 6 Margaret Cavendish: shy person to Blazing Empress; Conclusion: "The Life of Me"; Notes; Bibliography; Index.