Heroines and Local Girls : the Transnational Emergence of Women's Writing in the Long Eighteenth Century.

In Heroines and Local Girls, Pamela L. Cheek explores the rise of women's writing as a distinct, transnational category in Britain and Europe over the long eighteenth century, characterized by stories about heroines who transcend their gendered destiny.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cheek, Pamela L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019.
Series:Haney Foundation Ser.
Subjects:
1700-1799
European literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
European literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Sex crimes in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Women and literature > Europe > History > 18th century.
Women > Identity > History > 18th century.
Littérature européenne > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Violence sexuelle dans la littérature.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature.
Femmes et littérature > Europe > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Femmes > Identité > Histoire > 18e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Comparative Literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature
European literature.
European literature > Women authors.
Women and literature.
Women > Identity.
Europe.
Cultural Studies.
Gender Studies.
Literature.
Women's Studies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Heroines and Local Girls
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Networks of Women Writers Circa 1785
  • Chapter 2. Two Quarrels
  • Chapter 3. Ravishing and Romance Language
  • Chapter 4. The Repertoire of the School for Girls
  • Chapter 5. Heroines and Local Girls
  • Chapter 6. Heroines in the World
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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