9781526127198-1526127199-Women of letters: Gender, writing and the life of the mind in early modern England (Gender in History)

Women of letters: Gender, writing and the life of the mind in early modern England (Gender in History)

ISBN-13: 9781526127198
ISBN-10: 1526127199
Edition: 1
Author:
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Paperback 216 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781526127198
ISBN-10: 1526127199
Edition: 1
Author:
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Paperback 216 pages

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Women of letters: Gender, writing and the life of the mind in early modern England (Gender in History) (ISBN-13: 9781526127198 and ISBN-10: 1526127199), written by authors , was published by Manchester University Press in 2018. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Women of letters: Gender, writing and the life of the mind in early modern England (Gender in History) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.59.

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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 books, plays and ideas. Through these personal epistles, Women of letters offers a fresh interpretation of intellectual life in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, one that champions the ephemeral and the fleeting in order to rediscover women's lives and minds.

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