Gender and Space in British Literature, 1660-1820 (Hardcover, New Ed)

Between 1660 and 1820, Great Britain experienced significant structural transformations in class, politics, economy, print, and writing that produced new and varied spaces and with them, new and reconfigured concepts of gender. In mapping the relationship between gender and space in British literature of the period, this collection defines, charts, and explores new cartographies, both geographic and figurative. The contributors take up a variety of genres and discursive frameworks from this period, including poetry, the early novel, letters, and laboratory notebooks written by authors ranging from Aphra Behn, Hortense Mancini, and Isaac Newton to Frances Burney and Germaine de StaA"l. Arranged in three groups, Inside, Outside, and Borderlands, the essays conduct targeted literary analysis and explore the changing relationship between gender and different kinds of spaces in the long eighteenth century. In addition, a set of essays on Charlotte Smith's novels and a set of essays on natural philosophy offer case studies for exploring issues of gender and space within larger fields, such as an author's oeuvre or a particular discourse. Taken together, the essays demonstrate space's agency as a complement to historical change as they explore how literature delineates the gendered redefinition, occupation, negotiation, inscription, and creation of new spaces, crucially contributing to the construction of new cartographies in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	British Literature in Context in the Long Eighteenth Century
Release date:	February 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Mona Narain • Karen Gevirtz
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	252
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4724-1508-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General
LSN:	1-4724-1508-6
Barcode:	9781472415080

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