Bluestockings: Women of Reason from Enlightenment to RomanticismThis studyargues that female networks of conversation, correspondenceand patronage formed the foundation for women's work in the 'higher' realms of Shakespeare criticism and poetry. Eger traces the transition between Enlightenment and Romantic culture, arguing for the relevance of rational argument in the history of women's writing. |
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... feminine figure of the nation herself , forging a strong con- nection between real and symbolic women . Eighteenth - century muses and Britannias frequently asserted themselves forcefully in mainstream culture . Three of Samuel's nine ...
... feminine figure of the nation herself , forging a strong con- nection between real and symbolic women . Eighteenth - century muses and Britannias frequently asserted themselves forcefully in mainstream culture . Three of Samuel's nine ...
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... feminine understanding of Shakespeare's genius . Shakespeare's feminine virtues : sympathy , character and moral philosophy 137 One of Montagu's chief sources of critical authority was her particular emphasis on Shakespeare's capacity ...
... feminine understanding of Shakespeare's genius . Shakespeare's feminine virtues : sympathy , character and moral philosophy 137 One of Montagu's chief sources of critical authority was her particular emphasis on Shakespeare's capacity ...
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... feminine muse , see Joseph Brodsky , ' The Muse is Feminine and Continuous ' , Literary Half - Yearly , Mysore , India , 32 ( 1 ) ( January 1991 ) : 21-3 . 18. Ovid , Metamorphoses , trans . Mary Innes ( London : Penguin Classics , 1955 ) ...
... feminine muse , see Joseph Brodsky , ' The Muse is Feminine and Continuous ' , Literary Half - Yearly , Mysore , India , 32 ( 1 ) ( January 1991 ) : 21-3 . 18. Ovid , Metamorphoses , trans . Mary Innes ( London : Penguin Classics , 1955 ) ...
Contents
The Bluestocking Legacy in the Romantic | 4 |
Conclusion | 57 |
Notes | 68 |
Copyright | |
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