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Bluestockings

Women of Reason from Enlightenment to Romanticism
By:E. Eger
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230205338
eText ISBN:9780230250505
Edition:0
Copyright:2010
Format:Page Fidelity

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This studyargues that female networks of conversation, correspondenceand patronage formed the foundation for women's work in the 'higher' realms of Shakespeare criticism and poetry. Eger traces the transition between Enlightenment and Romantic culture, arguing for the relevance of rational argument in the history of women's writing.