"Reassesses the literary invention of Margaret Cavendish -- the use she makes of other writers, her own various forms of writing, and the ways in which she creates her own literary persona -- to transform our understanding of Cavendish's considerable accomplishments and influence, includin...

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1. Verfasser:	Dodds, Lara (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Pittsburgh, PA Duquesne Univ. Press 2013
Schriftenreihe:	Medieval & Renaissance literary studies
Schlagworte:	Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish / Duchess of / 1624?-1674 / Criticism and interpretation Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish of > 1624-1674 Geschichte 1600-1700 Women and literature / England / History / 17th century Books and reading / England / History / 17th century Geschichte
Zusammenfassung:	"Reassesses the literary invention of Margaret Cavendish -- the use she makes of other writers, her own various forms of writing, and the ways in which she creates her own literary persona -- to transform our understanding of Cavendish's considerable accomplishments and influence, including her revival of an expansive model of literary invention"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index Reading and writing in sociable letters; or, how Margaret Cavendish read her Plutarch -- "Poor Donne was out": reading and writing Donne in the works of William and Margaret Cavendish -- When Margaret Cavendish reads John Milton; or, reading and writing in tragical times -- Margaret Cavendish and the ends of utopia -- The wife compares Jonson and the other youth: Shakespearean and Jonsonian influence in playes (1662) -- The English literary tradition and mechanical natural philosophy in plays, never before printed (1668) -- Afterword: "work, lady, work": women writers, reputation, and English literature
Beschreibung:	VIII, 317 S. 24 cm
ISBN:	9780820704654 0820704652 9780271092942