18 books like Romancing the Self in Early Modern Englishwomen's Life Writing

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Women's University Narratives, 1890-1945, Part II

Women's University Narratives, 1890-1945, Part II Anna Bogen · 2017 · 290p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares European, English, Literary Criticism, History and criticism with this book.

Works of Elizabeth Gaskell

Works of Elizabeth Gaskell Joanne Shattock · 2006 · 562p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Shares European, English, Literary Criticism with this book.

Works of Patrick Branwell Brontë Victor A. Neufeldt · 2015 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares European, English, Literary Criticism, History and criticism with this book.

British autobiography in the seventeenth century Paul Delany · 1969 · ★ 3.0 · 198p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "Few works of a personal or self-revelatory nature were published before 1700. On the other hand, we see in seventeenth century literature many kinds of autobiographical writings, to which their authors gave such titles as Journal of the life of me, Confessions, etc. This present work is a study of nearly two hundred of those, published and unpublished."--Page 2 of cover. Shares Early modern, European, English, Literary Criticism

Torches Together Emmy Arnold · 1964 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Moderate **Not many people talk about "joy" these days.** Emmy Arnold's memoir radiates just that - an enthusiasm for life and an unflagging optimism grounded in faith. In a genre awash in sordid sex and dysfunctional relationships, she offers a refreshing account of a hard life lived victoriously, of people brought together, despite their own weakness and turbulent times, to experience new levels of… Shares Biography & Memoir, History

Women's Life Writing And Imagined Communities Cynthia Huff · 2004 · 337p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "Women's life writings provide an incomparable window into the various cultural and historical communities in which we live. This book presents a unique view of this great legacy by critically examining how these writings both reflect and shape our communities. It draws on a wealth of material such as novels, memoirs, autobiographies, letters, religious records and many other sources, from many… Shares Women and literature, Women authors, History and criticism, Biography & Memoir

Ann Radcliffe Romanticism And The Gothic Dale Townshend · 2014 · 274p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "This book offers unique and fresh perspectives upon the literary productions of one of the most highly remunerated and widely admired authors of the Romantic period, Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823). While drawing upon, consolidating and enriching the critical impulses reflected in Radcliffe scholarship to date, this collection of essays, composed by a range of renowned scholars of the Romantic period,… Shares European, English, Literary Criticism, History and criticism

Partial visions Angelika Bammer · 1991 · 198p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Women and literature, Women authors, Literary Criticism, History and criticism with this book.

William Makepeace Thackeray Library Pearson, Richard · 2016 · 179p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares European, English, Literary Criticism, History and criticism with this book.

Sick Heart River John Buchan · 1940 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Lawyer and MP Sir Edward Leithen is given a year to live. Fearing he will die unfulfilled, he devotes his last months to seeking out and restoring to health Galliard, a young Canadian banker. Galliard is in remotest Canada searching for the River of the Sick Heart. Braving a severe Arctic winter, Leithen finds Galliard and feels his own health returning. The North has healed both men, but only… Shares European, English, Literary Criticism

White woman speaks with forked tongue Nicole Ward Jouve · 1991 · 217p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares Women and literature, Women authors, Literary Criticism, History and criticism with this book.

Stemming the torrent Gesa Stedman · 2002 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "In this new study, Gesa Stedman mines the vein of emotion in Victorian writing to unearth new insights into the ways literature responded to the dramatic social and political changes then taking place." "Through an examination of the history of key Victorian emotion words, the major topics that dominate the discourses on emotions in this era, and the central fictional and non-fictional 'paradigm… Shares European, English, Literary Criticism, History and criticism

Jane's fame Claire Harman · 2009 · 341p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Part biography and part cultural history, this splendid book not only tells the captivating story of Jane Austen's life, but also her literary legacy. The slow growth of Austen's fame, the changing status of her work, and what it has stood for in English culture is a story of personal struggle and family dynamics as well as a history of critical practices and changing public tastes. Jane's Fame… Shares Influence, Women authors, Literary Criticism, Biography & Memoir

The bottle factory outing Bainbridge, Beryl · 1974 · ★ 3.4 · 169p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares European, English, Literary Criticism with this book.

Where No Man Has Gone Before Lucie Armitt · 1991 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Women and literature, Women authors, Literary Criticism, History and criticism with this book.

English biography before 1700 Donald A. Stauffer · 1930 · 392p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Early modern, History and criticism, Biography & Memoir with this book.

The Joyce paradox Arnold Goldman · 1966 · 180p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares European, English, Literary Criticism, History with this book.

New perspectives on the European Bildungsroman

New perspectives on the European Bildungsroman Giovanna Summerfield · 2010 · 204p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Women authors, History and criticism with this book.

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