Examining the writing of Aphra Behn, Frances Sheridan, Ann Radcliffe and Fanny Burney among others, this study describes the entry of women into literature as a profession in the 17th century. It describes how the fictional genre became the main vehicle for female self-expression.
- ISBN10 0231071353
- ISBN13 9780231071352
- Publish Date 14 May 1992
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 6 July 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Columbia University Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 328
- Language English