Other British Voices [electronic resource] : Women, Poetry, and Religion, 1766-1840 /
Whelan, T.author.
This volume discusses the lives and writings of five nonconformist women who comprised the heart of a vibrant literary circle in England between 1760 and 1840. Whelan shows these women's keen awareness and often radical viewpoints on contemporary issues connected to politics, religion, gender, and the Romantic sensibility.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 A Nonconformist Women's Literary Tradition; Chapter 2 Mary Steele (1753-1813) and the Call to Poetry; Chapter 3 Mary Steele as West Country Woman-Poet; Chapter 4 Mary Scott (1751-93); Chapter 5 Jane Attwater (1753-1843); Chapter 6 Elizabeth Coltman (1761-1838); Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume discusses the lives and writings of five nonconformist women who comprised the heart of a vibrant literary circle in England between 1760 and 1840. Whelan shows these women's keen awareness and often radical viewpoints on contemporary issues connected to politics, religion, gender, and the Romantic sensibility.
Poetry.
Sociology.
British literature.
Literature—History and criticism.
Poetry and Poetics.
Gender Studies.
British and Irish Literature.
Literary History.