Revolutionary Imaginings in the 1790s: Charlotte Smith, Mary Robinson, Elizabeth Inchbald

by A. Garnai

Overview

Revolutionary Imaginings in the 1790s discusses the work of three prominent women writers by focusing on the response to the French Revolution and the struggle for reform in Britain. Examining previously-neglected texts as well as more familiar ones, the book contributes to our understanding of a period of intense political and literary engagement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349365593
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/09/2009
Edition description:	1st ed. 2009
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

AMY GARNAI received her PhD from Tel Aviv University, Israel, where she continues to teach in the Department of English and American Studies. Her essays have appeared in journals such as Women's Writing, SEL and Eighteenth-Century Fiction.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Precarious Bread – Charlotte Smith I 'A Disciple of a Better System' – Charlotte Smith II 'Poetry [and] Politics' – Mary Robinson I "The Best and the Wisest" – Mary Robinson II 'Newgate Before My Eyes' – Elizabeth Inchbald I 'Under a Despotic Government' – Elizabeth Inchbald II Conclusion Notes Works Cited Index