Title Heroines and Local Girls : the Transnational Emergence of Women's Writing in the Long Eighteenth Century

Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (281 pages) Series Haney Foundation Ser Haney Foundation Ser Contents Cover -- Heroines and Local Girls -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Networks of Women Writers Circa 1785 -- Chapter 2. Two Quarrels -- Chapter 3. Ravishing and Romance Language -- Chapter 4. The Repertoire of the School for Girls -- Chapter 5. Heroines and Local Girls -- Chapter 6. Heroines in the World -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- Acknowledgments Summary In Heroines and Local Girls, Pamela L. Cheek explores the rise of women's writing as a distinct, transnational category in Britain and Europe over the long eighteenth century, characterized by stories about heroines who transcend their gendered destiny Analysis Cultural Studies Gender Studies Literature Women's Studies Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-257) and index Notes In English Print version record Subject European literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism European literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism Sex crimes in literature. Sex role in literature. Women and literature -- Europe -- History -- 18th century Women -- Identity -- History -- 18th century LITERARY CRITICISM -- Comparative Literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature European literature European literature -- Women authors Sex crimes in literature Sex role in literature Women and literature Women -- Identity Europe Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780812296365 0812296362

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