Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmar

Informationen zum Autor Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) was an English philosopher and writer, born in London. Best known for her magnum opus 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' (1792), she's commonly regarded as the founder of feminist philosophy. A strong advocate for women's rights, she argued that the equality between the sexes was not due to a lack of female intelligence, but a lack of education. She passed away 11 days after giving birth to her second daughter, Mary Shelley, who went on to become the author of 'Frankenstein' (1818). Klappentext Wollstonecraft's letters (1796) not only record her journey to Scandinavia but also reveal her intellectual brilliance and psychological turmoil. Zusammenfassung These twenty-five letters! published in 1796! describe Mary Wollstonecraft's audacious trip to Scandinavia to retrieve a stolen ship for her lover Imlay. More than just a travelogue! they provide fascinating insights into the radical philosophy of this influential thinker! and the inner turmoil she was experiencing at the time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Advertisement; Letters I-XXV; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Wollstonecraft
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.10.2010
• EAN: 9781108018890
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01889-0
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Diaries, letters & journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, Diaries, letters and journals