Revolutionary imaginings in the 1790s
Subtitle: Charlotte Smith, Mary Robinson, Elizabeth Inchbald
By: Amy Garnai.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780230575165
Subjects: Smith, Charlotte Turner, -- 1749-1806 -- Criticism and interpretation; Robinson, Mary, -- 1758-1800 -- Criticism and interpretation; Inchbald, -- Mrs., -- 1753-1821 -- Criticism and interpretation; English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism; Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
Description: "Focusing in particular on the novels, poetry and drama of Charlotte Smith, Mary Robinson and Elizabeth Inchbald, this study examines the literary response by progressive women writers in Britain in the 1790s to the French Revolution and its aftermath, and to the concurrent struggle for domestic reform"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.