Title Women's reading in Britain, 1750-1835 : a dangerous recreation / Jacqueline Pearson

Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (x, 300 pages) Contents Pygmalionesses and the pencil under the petticoat: Richardson, Johnson and Byron -- What should girls and women read? -- The pleasures and perils of reading -- Pleasures and perils of reading: some case histories -- Where and how should women read? -- Preparing for equality: class, gender, reading -- A dangerous recreation: women and novel-reading Summary "The growth of female reading audiences from the mid eighteenth century to the early Victorian era represents both a vital episode in women's history and a highly significant factor in shaping the literary production of the period. This book offers for the first time a board overview and detailed analysis of this growing readership, its representation in literature, and the extent of its influence."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-284) and index Notes English Print version record Subject English prose literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism Women -- Books and reading -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century English prose literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism Women -- Books and reading -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Authors and readers -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Authors and readers -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Literature -- Appreciation -- Great Britain -- History Books and reading in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Authors and readers Books and reading in literature English prose literature Literature -- Appreciation Women and literature Women -- Books and reading Lektüre Leseverhalten Frau Vrouwen. Lezers. Engels. Letterkunde. Femmes -- livre et lecture. Femmes -- Livres et lecture -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 19e siècle. Femmes -- Livres et lecture -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 18e siècle. Femmes et littérature. Livres et lecture -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire. Littérature anglaise -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique. Littérature anglaise -- 18e siècle -- Histoire et critique. Femmes et littérature -- Angleterre (GB) -- 19e siècle. Geschichte 1750-1835. Great Britain Großbritannien Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 051100205X 9780511002052 0511582897 9780511582899 9780521584395 0521584396 9780521022996 0521022991

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