Revolutionary Imaginings in the 1790s: Charlotte Smith, Mary Robinson, Elizabeth Inchbald

ISBN-13: 9780230575165 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 242 str.

Amy Garnai

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.