Living by the pen : women writers in the eighteenth century
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Copy number Shelfmark 94-256
TitleLiving by the pen : women writers in the eighteenth century
Author
PublisherRoutledge
Year of publication1992
Materialboek
Series titleLiterature / Women's studies
ISBN0-415-04411-1(hbk)0-415-11196-X
NotesIX, 261 p. : bijl., fig. ; 24 cm. - Bibliografie : p. 236-250. - Met reg.
Subjectgeschiedenis (vorm), Verenigd Koninkrijk, literatuur, schrijvers, vrouwen, sociaal-economische positie, arbeidsmarkt, inkomen, uitgeverijen, achttiende eeuw
Abstract
The author traces the pattern of growth of women's fiction between 1696 and 1796, and tries to find an explanation for the remarkable rise of women writers during this period. Attention is given to the occupation structure for women, writers' relationship with their publishers, methods and levels of payment, access to women's fiction through libraries and magazines, and the writers' use of other genres to support their literary careers.
