The Cambridge Companion to Women's Writing in Britain, 1660–1789

The Cambridge Companion to Women's Writing in Britain, 1660–1789
ISBN-10
110701316X
ISBN-13
9781107013162
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2015-04-23
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Catherine Ingrassia

Description

Essays by leading scholars provide a comprehensive overview of women writers and their work in Restoration and eighteenth-century Britain.

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