Women's Life Writing, 1700-1850
Author | : D. Cook |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2016-04-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137030771 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137030771 |
Rating | : 4/5 (771 Downloads) |
Download or read book Women's Life Writing, 1700-1850 written by D. Cook and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-13 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection discusses British and Irish life writings by women in the period 1700-1850. It argues for the importance of women's life writing as part of the culture and practice of eighteenth-century and Romantic auto/biography, exploring the complex relationships between constructions of femininity, life writing forms and models of authorship.