A. Garnai

Revolutionary Imaginings in the 1790s

Charlotte Smith, Mary Robinson, Elizabeth Inchbald

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Produktbeschreibung

Revolutionary Imaginings in the 1790s discusses the work of three prominent women writers by focusing on the response to the French Revolution and the struggle for reform in Britain. Examining previously-neglected texts as well as more familiar ones, the book contributes to our understanding of a period of intense political and literary engagement.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-57516-5
• 2009
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 145mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 443g
• ISBN-13: 9780230575165
• ISBN-10: 0230575161
• Artikelnr.: 26926201

Autorenporträt

AMY GARNAI received her PhD from Tel Aviv University, Israel, where she continues to teach in the Department of English and American Studies. Her essays have appeared in journals such as Women's Writing, SEL and Eighteenth-Century Fiction.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction Precarious Bread - Charlotte Smith I 'A Disciple of a Better System' - Charlotte Smith II 'Poetry [and] Politics' - Mary Robinson I "The Best and the Wisest" - Mary Robinson II 'Newgate Before My Eyes' - Elizabeth Inchbald I 'Under a Despotic Government' - Elizabeth Inchbald II Conclusion Notes Works Cited Index