Novel Histories: British Women Writing History, 1760-1830

Novel Histories: British Women Writing History, 1760-1830
ISBN-10
1611474965
ISBN-13
9781611474961
Category
History
Pages
198
Language
English
Published
2012-01-16
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson
Author
Lisa Kasmer

Description

Novel Histories: British Women Writing History, 1760-1830 argues that British women’s history and historical fiction in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century changed not only the shape but also the political significance of women's writing. As history writing in general became more literary and characterized by sentiment in the late eighteenth century, these authors pushed the limits of narrated history to carve out a space for women writers to respond to contemporary national politics, thereby enabling them to participate in civic life in new and sometimes subversive ways. This study examines historical and literary genres, historiography during the period, and the gendering of civic and literary roles.

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