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Other British voices : women, poetry, and religion, 1766-1840 /

"Other British Voices examines the lives and writings of four nonconformist women--Mary Steele (1753-1813), Mary Scott (1751-93), Jane Attwater (1753-1843), and Elizabeth Coltman (1761-1838)--who comprised the heart of a vibrant literary circle in the West Country of England between 1766 and 18...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whelan, Timothy D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Nineteenth-century major lives and letters.
Subjects:
English literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
Women authors, English > 18th century > Political and social views.
Women authors, English > 19th century > Political and social views.
Women and literature > England > History > 18th century.
Women and literature > England > History > 19th century.
Christian literature, English > Women authors > History and criticism.
Dissenters, Religious > England > History.
Religion and literature > England > History.
Englisch.
Frauenlyrik.
Christliche Lyrik.
Table of Contents:
  • A Nonconformist Women's Literary Tradition
  • Mary Steele (1753-1813) and a West Country Tradition of Dissenting Women's Poetry
  • Mary Steele as the "Rustic Maid"
  • Mary Scott (1751-1793)
  • Jane Attwater (1753-1843)
  • Elizabeth Coltman (1761-1838).