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The eighteenth century witnessed the rapid expansion of literary networks in Britain, yet we still lack a complex understanding of how these networks functioned, particularly for women. This volume addresses this gap, arguing that networks not only provided women with access to the literary marketpl...

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Other Authors: Winckles, Andrew O. (Editor), Rehbein, Angela (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, [2017].
Series:Romantic reconfigurations.
Subjects:
Women authors, English > Social networks > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Women and literature > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
English literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Romanticism > Great Britain.
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Summary:The eighteenth century witnessed the rapid expansion of literary networks in Britain, yet we still lack a complex understanding of how these networks functioned, particularly for women. This volume addresses this gap, arguing that networks not only provided women with access to the literary marketplace, but altered their relations to each other, their literary production and the broader social sphere.
Physical Description:xii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781786940605
1786940604