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Women of letters: Gender, writing and the life of the mind in early modern England (Gender in History Mup)
Dr. Leonie Hannan
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Description for Women of letters: Gender, writing and the life of the mind in early modern England (Gender in History Mup)
Hardcover. Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
Women of letters writes a new history of English women's intellectual worlds using their private letters as evidence of hidden networks of creative exchange. The book argues that many women of this period engaged with a life of the mind and demonstrates the dynamic role letter-writing played in the development of ideas. Until now, it has been assumed that women's intellectual opportunities were curtailed by their confinement in the home. This book illuminates the household as a vibrant site of intellectual thought and expression. Amidst the catalogue of day-to-day news in women's letters are sections dedicated to the discussion of ... Read more
Women of letters writes a new history of English women's intellectual worlds using their private letters as evidence of hidden networks of creative exchange. The book argues that many women of this period engaged with a life of the mind and demonstrates the dynamic role letter-writing played in the development of ideas. Until now, it has been assumed that women's intellectual opportunities were curtailed by their confinement in the home. This book illuminates the household as a vibrant site of intellectual thought and expression. Amidst the catalogue of day-to-day news in women's letters are sections dedicated to the discussion of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Gender in History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719099427
SKU
V9780719099427
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About Dr. Leonie Hannan
Leonie Hannan is Research Fellow in the School of History and Anthropology at Queen's University, Belfast -- .
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