British women satirists in the long eighteenth century:
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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Hiner, Amanda (HerausgeberIn), Davis, Elizabeth Tasker 1962- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2022
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108938952
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108938952
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108938952
Abstract:This collection of innovative essays by leading scholars on eighteenth-century British women satirists showcases women's contributions to the satiric tradition and challenges the assumption that women were largely targets, rather than practitioners, of satire during the long eighteenth century. The essays examine women's satires across diverse genres, from the fable to the periodical, and attend to women writers' appropriation of a literary style and form often viewed as exclusively masculine. The introduction features a new theory of women's satire and proposes a framework for analyzing satiric techniques employed by women writers. Organized chronologically, the contributors' essays address a wide range of authors and explore the ways in which satiric writings by women engaged in contemporary cultural conversations, influencing assumptions about gender, sociability, politics, and literary practices. This inclusive yet tightly-focused collection formulates an innovative and provocative new feminist theory of satire
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Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 301 Seiten)
ISBN:9781108938952
DOI:10.1017/9781108938952