The History of British Women's Writing, 1690 - 1750 [electronic resource] : Volume Four /
Ballaster, R.editor.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Debates -- pt. 2. Transformations -- pt. 3. Writing modes -- pt. 4. Worlds of feeling -- pt. 5. Overview.
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.
Sociology.
British literature.
Literature.
Great Britain—History.
Literature, Modern.
Clinical psychology.
Gender Studies.
British and Irish Literature.
Literature, general.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Clinical Psychology.