| Bluestockings: Women of Reason from Enlightenment to Romanticism 2010 Edition Contributor(s): Eger, E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 023020533X ISBN-13: 9780230205338 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2010 Annotation: Bluestockings participated in the first wide-scale creation of a national culture. Exploring the tension between individual and collective models of authorship, Eger draws on visual and printed materials and unpublished manuscripts to argue for the enduring relevance of rational argument in the history of womens' writing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Women Authors - Literary Criticism | Gothic & Romance - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.992 |
| LCCN: 2009044529 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Cultures of Print (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.05 lbs) 275 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |