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Heroines and Local Girls : The Transnational Emergence of Women's Writing in the Long Eighteenth Century / Pamela L. Cheek.
De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Complete eBook-Package 2019 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cheek, Pamela L., Author.
- Series:
- Haney Foundation series.
- Haney Foundation Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- European literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
- European literature.
- European literature--18th century--History and criticism.
- Women and literature--Europe--History--18th century.
- Women and literature.
- Women--Identity--History--18th century.
- Women.
- Sex crimes in literature.
- Sex role in literature.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- History
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (281 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- 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.
- 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
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-257) and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9780812296365
- 0812296362
- OCLC:
- 1134076760
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