Revolutionary imaginings in the 1790s

By Amy Garnai

Subjects: Women authors, English fiction & prose literature - 18th century - literary criticism, English fiction, Inchbald, elizabeth, 1753-1821, Criticism and interpretation, English fiction & prose literature - general & miscellaneous - literary criticism, Women authors - british - literary criticism, History and criticism, English literature, history and criticism, English poetry - 18th century - literary criticism, Robinson, mary (darby), 1758-1800, History, Women and literature, Literature and society

Description: "Focusing in particular on the novels, poetry and drama of Charlotte Smith, Mary Robinson and Elizabeth Inchbald, this study examines the literary response by progressive women writers in Britain in the 1790s to the French Revolution and its aftermath, and to the concurrent struggle for domestic reform"--Provided by publisher.