Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark (1796)

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-55111-808-6
Verlag: Broadview Press Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 142 mm, Gewicht: 300 g

“The art of travelling is only a branch of the art of thinking,” Mary Wollstonecraft wrote in 1790 in a review of a travel narrative set in Ireland. <em>A Short Residence</em> was her own travel memoir, and became the work that Wollstonecraft most admired in her own lifetime. The text narrates Wollstonecraft’s journey through Scandinavia, accompanied by her young daughter; the letters are addressed to an unnamed lover. Passionate and personal, the letters also explore the comparative political and social systems of Europe. The result is a travel book that is both as much a work of political thought as Wollstonecraft’s more well-known treatises, and an innovative and influential work in the genre.<br><br>This Broadview Edition provides a helpful introduction and extensive appendices that contextualise this remarkable text in relation to a number of key political and aesthetic debates.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wollstonecraft, Mary

Horrocks, Ingrid

Über Autor(innen)

<strong>Mary Wollstonecraft </strong>(1759-1797) was an English political philosopher, novelist, and travel writer. Her <em>Vindication of the Rights of Woman</em> is considered a foundational text of modern feminism.<br><br><strong>Ingrid Horrocks</strong> is Lecturer, School of English and Media Studies, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.