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Women of Letters: Gender, Writing and the Life of the Mind in Early Modern England
Hardback
Main Details
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Women of Letters: Gender, Writing and the Life of the Mind in Early Modern England
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Leonie Hannan
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| Series | Gender in History |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:216 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
British and Irish History |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780719099427
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| Classifications | Dewey:305.4 |
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| Audience | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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| Illustrations |
Illustrations, black & white|Tables
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Manchester University Press
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| Imprint |
Manchester University Press
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| Publication Date |
9 May 2016 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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 -- .
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