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UNINA9910783857803321 |
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Titolo |
Her own life [[electronic resource] ] : autobiographical writings by seventeenth century Englishwomen / / edited by Elspeth Graham ... [et al.] |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1989 |
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ISBN |
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1-138-16801-7 |
1-280-07217-2 |
0-203-35896-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (262 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 |
English literature - Women authors |
Autobiography - Women authors |
Women - England - History - 17th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Her Own Life; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Seventeenth-century chronology; Editorial note; 1. Anne Clifford: from Diary, 1616-17; 2. An Collins: from Divine Songs and Meditations, 1653; 3. Anna Trapnel: from Anna Trapnel's Report and Plea, 1654; 4. Margaret Cavendish: from A True Relation of my Birth, Breeding and Life, 1656; 5. Susanna Parr: from Susanna's Apology Against the Elders, 1659; 6. Katharine Evans and Sarah Cheevers: from A Short Relation of Cruel Sufferings, 1662; 7. Mary Carleton: from The Case of Madam MaryCarleton, 1663 |
8. Alice Thornton: from A Book of Remembrances, c. 16689. Sarah Davy: from Heaven Realized, 1670; 10. Anne Wentworth: from A Vindication of AnneWentworth, 1677; 11. Hannah Allen:from Satan his Methods and Malice Baffled, 1683; 12. Joan Vokins: from God's Mighty Power Magnified, 1691; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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During a period when writing was often the only form of self-expression for women, Her Own Life contains extracts from the |
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autobiographical texts of twelve seventeenth-century women addressing a wide range of issues central to their lives. |
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