Women, Authorship and Literary Culture 1690 - 1740

Prescott, S.

Sarah Prescott discusses the careers of a number of key women writers of the period from 1690 to 1740, exploring the role played by geographical location, literary circles, patronage, the literary marketplace, and subscription publication in shaping patterns of female authorship. The volume also provides a wealth of detail about the circumstances which affected the careers of individual women as well as investigating the marketing, reception, and self-representation of women writers in general.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2003-09-08

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403903235

DOI: 10.1057/9780230597082

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 237