Dr. Johnson's Women (Hardcover)

""I dined yesterday at Mrs Garrick's with Mrs Carter, Miss Hannah More and Miss Fanny Burney. Three such women are not to found; I know not where I could find a fourth, except Mrs Lennox, who is superiour to them all."" --Samuel Johnson
Dr. Johnson enjoyed the company of clever women. "Dr. Johnson's Women" explores his relationship with six remarkable and successful female authors, all of whom he knew well: Elizabeth Carter, Hannah More, Charlotte Lennox, Hester Thrale, Fanny Burney and Elizabeth Montagu. It is also an account of the characters and achievements of these women. It is often assumed that women writers in the eighteenth century suffered the same restrictions and obstacles that confronted their Victorian successors. Norma Clarke shows that this was by no means the case. Highlighting the opportunities available to women with talent in the eighteenth century, "Dr. Johnson's Women" makes clear just how impressive and varied their achievements were.

General

Imprint:	Hambledon Continuum
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2001
First published:	February 2003
Authors:	Norma Clarke
Dimensions:	160 x 239 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-85285-254-2
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-85285-254-2
Barcode:	9781852852542

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