A Literary History of Women’s Writing in Britain, 1660–1789

A Literary History of Women’s Writing in Britain, 1660–1789
by Susan Staves (Author)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (7 Sept. 2006)
Language: English
Hardcover: 548 pages
ISBN-10: 0521858658
ISBN-13: 9780521858656
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Book Description
Drawing on three decades of feminist scholarship bent on rediscovering lost and abandoned women writers, Susan Staves provides a comprehensive history of women’s writing in Britain from the Restoration to the French Revolution. This major work of criticism also offers fresh insights about women’s writing in all literary forms, not only fiction, but also poetry, drama, memoir, autobiography, biography, history, essay, translation and the familiar letter. Authors celebrated in their own time and who have been neglected, and those who have been revalued and studied, are given equal attention. The book’s organisation by chronology and its attention to history challenge the way we periodise literary history. Each chapter includes a list of key works written in the period covered, as well as a narrative and critical assessment of the works. This magisterial work includes a comprehensive bibliography and list of prevalent editions of the authors discussed.