Woman and Her Master: Volume 1

by Sydney Owenson Morgan

Book Overview

Sydney, Lady Morgan (?1783-1859) is best remembered as a novelist whose highly successful historical romances often dealt with sexual, religious and racial discrimination. This work, published in 1840, examines the role of women in history. Morgan originally planned to write four volumes, but owing to her ill health only the first two, focusing on the Old Testament and classical civilization, were completed. Morgan proposes the view that women were...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108019331
• ISBN13: 9781108019330
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"