The Cry : A New Dramatic Fable / Sarah Fielding and Jane Collier ; edited by Carolyn Woodward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fielding, Sarah, 1710-1768.

Collier, Jane, 1715?-1755, author.

Contributor:

Woodward, Carolyn, editor.

Series:

Eighteenth-century novels by women.

Eighteenth-century novels by women

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--England--Social conditions--18th century--Fiction.

Women.

Sex role--Fiction.

Sex role.

Women storytellers--Fiction.

Women storytellers.

Genre:

Psychological fiction.

Experimental fiction.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2018.

Summary:

"Before Jane Austen's novels explored heroines in English society, writers Sarah Fielding and Jane Collier dared to provide commentary on gender and education through self-conscious narratives. Published in 1754 in five parts and divided into three volumes, The Cry stands as one of the most distinctive and intriguing works by women during the florescence of their writing in eighteenth-century England. Strikingly experimental--mixing fiction and philosophy, drama and exposition, satire and irony, and singular and choral voices--The Cry revolves around a main character, Portia, who tells a series of stories to an audience that includes Una, the allegorical representation of truth, and "The Cry" itself, a collection of characters who serve as a kind of Greek chorus. A story about the story-making female subject, the novel serves as a catalyst to convey that women are capable of doing all of the things that men can do--discuss ethics, learn, and think rationally--and should be allowed to do these things publically. Throughout, editor Carolyn Woodward offers essential historical and editorial context to the work, demonstrating that this novel continues to facilitate discussions about women and public life" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front cover

Copyright

Contents

Note on the Text

Introduction to the 2018 Edition

Introduction

PART THE FIRST

PROLOGUE to PART the SECOND

PART the SECOND

PROLOGUE to PART the THIRD

PART THE THIRD

PROLOGUE to PART the FOURTH

PART THE FOURTH

PROLOGUE to PART the FIFTH

PART THE FIFTH

Acknowledgments

Notes

Works Cited.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

"Note on the text: My copy-text is the first edition of The Cry, published in London by R. and J. Dodsley as three duodecimo volumes on 2 March 1754" -- Page .

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813174129

0813174120

9780813174112

0813174112

OCLC:

1007701795