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Women of Letters: Gender, Writing and the Life of the Mind in Early Modern England

Hardback

Main Details

Title Women of Letters: Gender, Writing and the Life of the Mind in Early Modern England
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Leonie Hannan
SeriesGender in History
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:216
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
British and Irish History
ISBN/Barcode 9780719099427
ClassificationsDewey:305.4
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white|Tables

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 9 May 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 assum

Author Biography

Leonie Hannan is Research Fellow in the School of History and Anthropology at Queen's University, Belfast -- .