Bluestockings: Women of Reason from Enlightenment to Romanticism

by Elizabeth Eger

This studyargues that female networks of conversation, correspondenceand patronage formed the foundation for women's work in the 'higher' realms of Shakespeare criticism and poetry. Eger traces the transition between Enlightenment and Romantic culture, arguing for the relevance of rational argument in the history of women's writing.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 20, 2010