Before Victoria

by Elizabeth Campbell Denlinger

Book Overview

It might not have the been the revolution that Mary Wollstonecraft called for in "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792), but the Romantic era did witness a dramatic change in women's lives. Combining literary and cultural history, this richly illustrated volume brings back to life a remarkable, though frequently overlooked, group of women who transformed British culture and inspired new ways of understanding feminine roles and female sexuality...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231136307
• ISBN13: 9780231136303
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 10.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher