Aristocratic Women and the Literary Nation, 1832-1867 2008 Edition Contributor(s): O'Cinneide, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230546706 ISBN-13: 9780230546707 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: Aristocratic women flourished in the Victorian literary world, their combination of class privilege and gendered exclusion generating distinctively socialized modes of participation in cultural and political activity. Their writing offers an important trope through which to consider the nature of political, private and public spheres. This book is an examination of the literary, social, and political significance of the lives and writings of aristocratic women in the mid-Victorian period. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Modern - 19th Century - Literary Criticism | European - General |
Dewey: 820.935 |
LCCN: 2008025735 |
Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 241 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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Publisher Description: Aristocratic women flourished in the Victorian literary world, their combination of class privilege and gendered exclusion generating distinctively socialized modes of participation in cultural and political activity. Their writing offers an important trope through which to consider the nature of political, private and public spheres. |