Buch, Französisch, Band 4, 476 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 959 g
Reihe: Women Writers in History
Soutenir La Cause Des Femmes Auteurs
Buch, Französisch, Band 4, 476 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 959 g
Reihe: Women Writers in History
ISBN: 978-90-04-51222-1
Verlag: Brill
' The ladies authors have united ! '. With these words literary critics greeted the 1808 debut of L’Athénée des Dames, a short-lived periodical written entirely by women. The journal was deplored by critics who complained that its militant style of discourse could “pass for a declaration of the rights of women”. As is indicated by the reference to Olympe de Gouges’ proto-feminist manifesto, the question of women’s rights and the situation of women authors were inextricably linked, all the more so as women authors were simultaneously achieving greater visibility and becoming more controversial. How did women authors come together to support the cause of women’s authorship ? In pursuing this question, I examine the publication of twelve French and Italian women, as well as their correspondence with scores of colleagues, many of which has not been previously published. These materials were produced during a period (1770-1840) of dramatic cultural and socio-political transformation.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatursoziologie, Gender Studies
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte