The Poems and Prose of Mary, Lady Chudleigh
by Mary, Lady Chudleigh
2020-11-23 17:21:11
The Poems and Prose of Mary, Lady Chudleigh
by Mary, Lady Chudleigh
2020-11-23 17:21:11
The first edition of the collected poetry and prose of the Restoration feminist, Mary, Lady Chudleigh (1656-1710), this volume includes The Ladies Defence as well as her final prose meditations. New biographical and bibliographical information in the...
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The first edition of the collected poetry and prose of the Restoration feminist, Mary, Lady Chudleigh (1656-1710), this volume includes The Ladies Defence as well as her final prose meditations. New biographical and bibliographical information in the Introduction revises the existing accountsof her life and literary career. The volume makes available for the first time the complete range of Chudleigh''s literary experiments and calls for a reassessment of the image of the woman writer of the Restoration. A friend of John Dryden and Mary Astell, Chudleigh experimented with a variety ofliterary forms, from satire to biblical paraphrase, but always maintained her belief in the importance of education for women and the necessity for self-determination.
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