Autobiography and gender in early modern literature :
General Material Designation
[Book]
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reading women's lives, 1600-1680 /
First Statement of Responsibility
Sharon Cadman Seelig.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (ix, 214 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-210) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction: mapping the territory; chapter 1 Margaret Hoby: the stewardship of time; chapter 2 The construction of a life: the diaries of Anne Clifford; chapter 3 Pygmalion's image: the lives of Lucy Hutchinson; chapter 4 Ann Fanshawe: private historian; chapter 5 Romance and respectability: the autobiography of Anne Halkett; chapter 6 Margaret Cavendish: shy person to Blazing Empress; Conclusion: "The Life of Me"; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Early modern autobiographies and diaries provide a unique insight into women's lives and how they represented themselves. Combining a fresh account of the development of autobiography with close reading, this important contribution to the fields of early modern literary studies and gender studies illuminates the interactions between literature and autobiography.
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Autobiography and gender in early modern literature.