Antebellum American Women's Poetry : A Rhetoric of Sentiment / Wendy Dasler Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Wendy Dasler, author.

Series:

Studies in rhetorics and feminisms.

Studies in rhetorics and feminisms

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social problems in literature.

Sentimentalism in literature.

Persuasion (Rhetoric).

American poetry--19th century--History and criticism.

American poetry--Women authors--History and criticism.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2016]

Summary:

At a time when a woman speaking before a mixed-gender audience risked acquiring the label "promiscuous," thousands of women presented their views about social or moral issues through sentimental poetry, a blend of affect with intellect that allowed their participation in public debate.

Contents:

Introduction

Lessons in logos from antebellum American women poets

Ethos-in-process: sentimental women poets and "true womanhood"

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, black poet ventriloquist

Reviving Lydia Huntley Sigourney

Howe's "i-s" return the gaze of men

Audience: who reads sentimental poetry and who cares?

Slave market matrix of Harper's critical pedagogy

Sigourney's readers: problems of sentimental rhetoric and class

Howe's passion flowers dialogue with a master

Conclusion: sentimental rhetoric's poets and prospects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-8093-3501-8

OCLC:

956388785