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Of Horror And Humor : The Transformation Of The Grotesque Into The Gothic In The Novels Of Frances Burney, Brittany Taylor
Of Horror And Humor : The Transformation Of The Grotesque Into The Gothic In The Novels Of Frances Burney, Brittany Taylor
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This year was ushered in by a grand and most important event,—for at the latter end of January, the literary world was favoured with the first publication of the ingenious, learned, and most profound Fanny Burney!—I doubt not but this memorable affair will, in future times, mark the period whence chronologers will date the zenith of the polite arts in this island! This admirable authoress has named her most elaborate performance “EVELINA, OR A YOUNG LADY’S ENTRANCE INTO THE WORLD.” (Ellis 212)
When 1778 dawned, twenty-five-year-old Frances Burney was not the egotist this pronouncement in her diary might suggest. She …
New Jersey Women And Their Strategies For Exerting Power In Marriage, 1770-1800, Jacqueline Deyo
New Jersey Women And Their Strategies For Exerting Power In Marriage, 1770-1800, Jacqueline Deyo
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Women During The Italian Renaissance : Stereotypes Vs. Realities, Leslie K. Credit
Women During The Italian Renaissance : Stereotypes Vs. Realities, Leslie K. Credit
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The Preferential Hiring Of Women As Compensatory Justice, Carolyn W. Nicander
The Preferential Hiring Of Women As Compensatory Justice, Carolyn W. Nicander
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Two Women From The Past, Barbara Goodwyn
Two Women From The Past, Barbara Goodwyn
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The Elizabethan period was undoubtedly one of the richest in the history of England. After a period of turmoil, Elizabeth's reign gave England a time of internal peace. Making the best of the opportunity, the English burst out in all directions: exploration,. drama, trade, poetry. The importance of women grew in this period along with everything else, with a natural development of freedom. Duke Frederick of Wuttemberg, visiting England in 1602, remarked that "the women have more liberty than perhaps in any other place." Twentieth century minds would disagree that the women had freedom, but in comparison to other countries …