The Cambridge Companion to Women's Writing in Britain, 1660-1789 / Edited by Catherine Ingrassia.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ingrassia, Catherine, editor.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Series:

Cambridge companions to literature

Cambridge Companions to Literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--Women authors--History and criticism.

English literature.

English literature--Women authors.

English literature--18th century--History and criticism.

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Women writers played a central role in the literature and culture of eighteenth-century Britain. Featuring essays on female writers and genres by leading scholars in the field, this Companion introduces readers to the range, significance and complexity of women's writing across multiple genres in Britain between 1660 and 1789. Divided into two parts, the Companion first discusses women's participation in print culture, featuring essays on topics such as women and popular culture, women as professional writers, women as readers and writers, and place and publication. Additionally, part one explores the ways women writers crossed generic boundaries. The second part contains chapters on many of the key genres in which women wrote including poetry, drama, fiction (early and later), history, the ballad, periodicals, and travel writing. The Companion also provides an introduction surveying the state of the field, an integrated chronology, and a guide to further reading.

Contents:

Introduction Catherine Ingrassia

Part I. Women in Print Culture: 1. Women as readers and writers Mark Towsey

2. The professional female writer Betty Schellenberg

3. Place and publication Sarah Prescott

4. Women and popular culture Paula R. Backscheider

5. Genre crossings Kathryn R. King

Part II. Genres, Modes, and Forms: 6. Poetry David Shuttleton

7. Drama Felicity Nussbaum

8. History Rivka Swenson

9. Satire Melinda A. Rabb

10. Early fiction Nicola Parsons

11. Later fiction Katherine Binhammer

12. Travel writing Harriet Guest

13. Ballads Ruth Perry

14. Periodical writing Mary Waters

Guide to further reading.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jun 2015).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781139003810

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.