Utopian Negotiation : Aphra Behn and Margaret Cavendish / Oddvar Holmesland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holmesland, Oddvar.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674--Criticism and interpretation.

Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689--Criticism and interpretation.

Women and literature--England--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 recurso online (364 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2013

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Aphra Behn (1640-1689) and Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673) were two of the boldest women authors of seventeenth century England.They made gestures toward a utopian future involving female emancipation and gender agreement, but depicted a world too complex for simple answers.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Bell in Campo and The Female Academy (1662)""; ""The Blazing World (1666)""; ""The Convent of Pleasure (1668)""; ""Transitions""; ""A Voyage to the Isle of Love (1684) and Lycidus (1688)""; ""“The Golden Age� (1684)""; ""The Emperor of the Moon (1687)""; ""Oroonoko (1688)""; ""Th e Widow Ranter (1689) and The Rover (1677)""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix A""; ""Appendix B""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780815633129

OCLC:

923423487