Women of letters: Gender, writing and the life of the mind in early modern England (Gender in History)

Synopsis

'women Of Letters' Writes A New History Of English Women's Intellectual Worlds Using Their Private Letters As Evidence Of Hidden Networks Of Creative Exchange. It Argues That Many Women Of This Period Engaged With A Life Of The Mind And Demonstrates The Dynamic Role Letter-writing Played In The Development Of Ideas. Machine Generated Contents Note: Pt. I Women And Learning -- 1. Getting Started -- 2. Becoming An `intellectual' -- Pt. Ii Putting Pen To Paper -- 3. Writing And Thinking -- 4. Spaces For Writing -- Pt. Iii Hearts And Minds -- 5. Connecting Reason And Emotion -- 6. A Seedbed For Change. Leonie Hannan. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 188-200) And Index.