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Author:

Whelan, Timothy D., author.

Title:

Other British voices : women, poetry, and religion, 1766-1840 / Timothy Whelan.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xiii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Subject:

English literature--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Women authors, English--18th century--Political and social views.
Women authors, English--19th century--Political and social views.
Women and literature--England--History--18th century.
Women and literature--England--History--19th century.
Christian literature, English--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Dissenters, Religious--England--History.
Religion and literature--England--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

A Nonconformist Women's Literary Tradition -- Mary Steele (1753-1813) and the Call to Poetry -- Mary Steele as West Country Woman-Poet -- Mary Scott (1751-1793) -- Jane Attwater (1753-1843) -- Elizabeth Coltman (1761-1838).

Summary:

"Other British Voices examines the lives and writings of four nonconformist women--Mary Steele (1753-1813), Mary Scott (1751-93), Jane Attwater (1753-1843), and Elizabeth Coltman (1761-1838)--who comprised the heart of a vibrant literary circle in the West Country of England between 1766 and 1840. These women exhibited in their poetry, prose, and life writings a keen awareness of contemporary political events; a devotion to their faith, mainly expressed in their life writings; radical opinions on courtship, marriage, and women's education; and distinct Romantic sensibilities in regard to nature and the emotions. The Steele circle also demonstrates the collaborative, sociable nature of eighteenth-century women's coteries, their manuscripts and publications circulated and preserved among friends and family for generations" -- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Nineteenth-century major lives and letters

ISBN:

1137343605
9781137343604

OCLC:

(OCoLC)900158416

LCCN:

2014049946

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)