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Ann Yearsley, "Earl Goodwin", And The Politics Of Romantic Discontent, Chris Foss
Ann Yearsley, "Earl Goodwin", And The Politics Of Romantic Discontent, Chris Foss
English, Linguistics, and Communication (Legacy)
There is a dearth of more substantial critical studies on Ann Yearsley’s tragic drama Earl Goodwin in general, and while the few out there have helpfully illuminated the play’s representation of the historical plight of women and the poor during Anglo-Saxon times, as well as its application to their current predicaments in Romantic-era England and France, they have tended to leave unexplored the ways in which Yearsley simultaneously is clarifying and extending her anger at and frustration with the class- and gender-based discrimination she experienced firsthand in the fallout with her mentor Hannah More over the profits from her first …
Divorcing Kin And Kind: Selective Generosity In "A Woman Killed With Kindness", Maya Mathur
Divorcing Kin And Kind: Selective Generosity In "A Woman Killed With Kindness", Maya Mathur
English, Linguistics, and Communication (Legacy)
This article analyzes the division between kinship and kindness in the "A Woman Killed With Kindness" by Thomas Heywood.