A literary history of women's writing in Britain, 1660-1789 /

Drawing on three decades of feminist scholarship, Susan Staves provides a comprehensive history of women's writing in Britain from the Restoration to the French Revolution. Arranged chronologically to emphasize the historical and literary contexts, this magisterial work includes a comprehensive...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Staves, Susan, 1942-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
1500-1799
English literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Women and literature > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Women and literature > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Women in literature.
English literature > History and criticism.
Littérature anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Écrits de femmes anglais > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > 16e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > 17e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Femmes et littérature > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Femmes et littérature > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Femmes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature
English literature > Early modern
English literature > Women authors
Women and literature
Women in literature
Frauenliteratur
Schriftstellerin
Vrouwelijke auteurs.
Great Britain
Großbritannien
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Public women: the Restoration to the death of Aphra Behn, 1660-1689; CHAPTER 2 Partisans of virtue and religion, 1689-1702; CHAPTER 3 Politics, gallantry, and ladies in the reign of Queen Anne, 1702-1714; CHAPTER 4 Battle joined, 1715-1737; CHAPTER 5 Women as members of the literary family, 1737-1756; CHAPTER 6 Bluestockings and sentimental writers, 1756-1776; CHAPTER 7 Romance and comedy, 1777-1789; Notes; Recommended modern editions; Select bibliography; Index.

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