Cargando…

The world of Hannah More /

History has not been kind to Hannah More. This once lionized writer and activist -- the most influential female philanthropist of her day -- is now considered by many to be the embodiment of pious morality and reactionary anti-feminism. Largely because of her belief in separate spheres for men and w...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Demers, Patricia, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, ©1996.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • More is less
  • The "complicated temptation" of the theater
  • Poetics of beneficence : practice and patronage
  • "That which before us lies in daily life" : social discourse
  • Schools and tracts : consuming zeal
  • "The language of sympathy rather than of dictation" : the unread Hannah More
  • Epilogue : the Georgian britomart.