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.
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.
Leonie Hannan is a Senior Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century History at Queen's University, Belfast
Inhaltsangabe
List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction Part I: Women and learning 1. Getting started 2. Becoming an intellectual Part II: Putting pen to paper 3. Writing and thinking 4. Spaces for writing Part III: Hearts and minds 5. Connecting reason and emotion 6. A seedbed for change Appendix Bibliography Index
List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction Part I: Women and learning 1. Getting started 2. Becoming an intellectual Part II: Putting pen to paper 3. Writing and thinking 4. Spaces for writing Part III: Hearts and minds 5. Connecting reason and emotion 6. A seedbed for change Appendix Bibliography Index
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