Advice books published by women were a popular genre in Seventeenth and early Eighteenth-century England and they were moral manuals with strong religious overtones. Here, Urban highlights a notable exception: Age Rectified, which counsels women to acquire a 'disposition of mind' in old age which allows them to be accepted by younger generations.
Advice books published by women were a popular genre in Seventeenth and early Eighteenth-century England and they were moral manuals with strong relig...
This book is a discussion of seventeenth century mothers' advice books that contextualizes women within the culture of the period. It also includes an edition of the unique mothers' advice book Age Rectified.
This book is a discussion of seventeenth century mothers' advice books that contextualizes women within the culture of the period. It also includes an...