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The History of British Women's Writing, 1690-1750 /

This volume charts the most significant changes for a literary history of women in a period that saw the beginnings of a discourse of 'enlightened feminism'. It reveals that women engaged in forms old and new, seeking to shape and transform the culture of letters rather than simply reflect...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ballaster, Ros (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Series:History of British Women's Writing.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
British and Irish Literature.
Clinical Psychology.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Gender Studies.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Literature, general.
British literature.
Clinical psychology.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Literature, Modern.
Literature.
Sex (Psychology)
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Great Britain > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume charts the most significant changes for a literary history of women in a period that saw the beginnings of a discourse of 'enlightened feminism'. It reveals that women engaged in forms old and new, seeking to shape and transform the culture of letters rather than simply reflect or respond to the work of their male contemporaries.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XXVI, 282 pages)
ISBN:9780230298354
DOI:10.1057/9780230298354