Jane Austen and Mary Shelley and Their Sisters |
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Author:
| Dabundo, Laura |
Contribution by:
| Kennedy, Deborah Stoler, John Miall, David S. Rosenblum, Joseph Esterhammer, Angela Kirkpatrick, Kathryn Ulrich, David W. Brewer, William D. Alwes, Karla Petronella, Vincent F. Engar, Ann Maher, Susan Naramore |
ISBN: | 978-0-7618-1611-9 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2000 |
Publisher: | University Press of America, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $112.00 |
Book Description:
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Jane Austen and Mary Shelley and Their Sisters is an unprecedented work that provides an in-depth analysis of the work of women novelists from the Romantic age, a period that has long been exclusively designated as the province of canonized male poets. Although there are many volumes on the works of Austen and Shelley, this collection is the first to consider these writers and others in the wider context of English fiction by women during the 1780s to 1830s. Collectively, the...
More Description Jane Austen and Mary Shelley and Their Sisters is an unprecedented work that provides an in-depth analysis of the work of women novelists from the Romantic age, a period that has long been exclusively designated as the province of canonized male poets. Although there are many volumes on the works of Austen and Shelley, this collection is the first to consider these writers and others in the wider context of English fiction by women during the 1780s to 1830s. Collectively, the authors examine the works of nearly fifteen women novelists of the Romantic period whose works encompass the prevailing social and political realities of the time. They demonstrate that women writers were not following a specific formula to produce their creative works but were instead responding to an insatiable market for their imaginative and infinitely varied wares. A must-read for scholars of women's studies as well as 19th century British literature, Jane Austen and Mary Shelley and Their Sisters is sure to be an important resource for years to come.