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Cover 1 Title Page, Copyright 2 Table of contents 7 List of figures 8 List of figures 9 Acknowledgements 10 List of abbreviations 12 Introduction 13 1 Getting started 45 2 Becoming an ‘intellectual’ 76 3 Writing and thinking 107 4 Spaces for writing 135 5 Connecting reason and emotion 163 6 A seedbed for change 190 Appendix 197 Bibliography 200 Index 213 Publisher:Manchester University Press,Published:2016,ISBN:9781784997694,Language:English,OCLC:981867632 Women of letters writes a new history of English women's intellectual worlds using their private letters as evidence of hidden networks of creative exchange. The book argues that many women of this period engaged with a life of the mind and demonstrates the dynamic role letter-writing played in the development of ideas. Until now, it has been assumed that women's intellectual opportunities were curtailed by their confinement in the home. This book illuminates the household as a vibrant site of intellectual thought and expression. Amidst the catalogue of day-to-day news in women's letters are sections dedicated to the discussion of books, plays and ideas. Through these personal epistles, Women of letters offers a fresh interpretat

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Author

Hannan, Leonie

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781526127198

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Science, Humanities