Women and Literature in Britain 1800–1900

by Joanne Shattock (Editor)

These new essays by leading scholars explore nineteenth-century women's writing across a spectrum of genres. The book's focus is on women's role in and access to literary culture in the broadest sense, as consumers and interpreters as well as practitioners of that culture. Individual chapters consider women as journalists, editors, translators, scholars, actresses, playwrights, autobiographers, biographers, writers for children and religious writers as well as novelists and poets. A unique chronology offers a woman-centered perspective on literary and historical events and there is a guide to further reading.

Genres: Literary Criticism

336 pages, Paperback

First published August 30, 2001

About the author

Joanne Shattock is Emeritus Professor of Victorian Literature, University of Leicester.

Reviews

[Ally · Rating 4 out of 5]

hard to rate an anthology but overall was really well done. What Shattock does so well (and is so helpful for comps readings) is establishing overarching aims, methods, and structure. It is hard to make such a edited collection feel cohesive, but these essays build on one another reall well. Shouts out to the chapter on consumption and print!

[Miriam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I al leaving this review before finishing it. This is a wonderful compendium of well-written and thoroughly researched essays. This is one of those books I do not want to finish for all the good reasons, a delightful reading. I’ll be definitely reading more of the books from the collection.

[Suzan Alteri · Rating 5 out of 5]

An extremely insightful and well-researched collection of essays about women, women writers, women readers, and print culture during the 19th century. All of the scholarship is fantastic, although some essays are more successful at inviting thought than others. Get your women's history/literary studies on!