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Heroines and Local Girls : The Transnational Emergence of Women's Writing in the Long Eighteenth Century / Pamela L. Cheek.

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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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