Women's Life Writing, 1700-1850: Gender, Genre and Authorship

Cook, D.; Culley, A.

This collection discusses British and Irish life writings by women in the period 1700-1850. It argues for the importance of women's life writing as part of the culture and practice of eighteenth-century and Romantic auto/biography, exploring the complex relationships between constructions of femininity, life writing forms and models of authorship.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-06-29

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230343078

DOI: 10.1057/9781137030771

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 253