This studyargues that female networks of conversation, correspondenceand patronage formed the foundation for women's work in the 'higher' realms of Shakespeare criticism and poetry. Eger traces the transition between Enlightenment and Romantic culture, arguing for the relevance of rational argument in the history of women's writing.
Autorentext
ELIZABETH EGER is Senior Lecturer in English at King's College London. She co-curated an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in 2008, Brilliant Women: 18th-Century Bluestockings. She has published widely in the field of eighteenth-century literary and cultural history, including work on the topics of luxury, the public sphere and actresses.
Inhalt
Contents List of Illustrations Introduction: The Nine Living Muses of Great Britain (1779) Living Muses: the female icon The Bluestocking Salon: Patronage, Correspondence and Conversation 'Female champions': Women Critics of Shakespeare The Bluestocking Legacy in the Romantic Era Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Titel
Bluestockings
Untertitel
Women of Reason from Enlightenment to Romanticism
Autor
EAN
9780230250505
ISBN
978-0-230-25050-5
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
20.01.2010
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Dateigrösse
14.28 MB
Anzahl Seiten
275
Jahr
2010
Untertitel
Englisch
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