Elizabeth Inchbald''s Reputation - A Publishing and Reception History

Through an examination of her complete works and public response to them, Robertson gauges the extent of Inchbald's reputation as the dignified Mrs Inchbald, as well as providing a clear sense of what it meant to be a female Romantic writer.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Women Writers in the Romantic Period; Chapter 1a Inchbald's Life and Reputation; Chapter 2 Producing Drama for the Masses; Chapter 3 Novels That Masquerade as Simple Stories; Chapter 4 Literary Criticism and the Stage; Chapter 5 Conclusion: The International Scope of Inchbald's Legacy;

About the author

Robertson, Ben P

Product details

• Authors: Ben P Robertson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138663190
• ISBN: 978-1-138-66319-0
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: The History of the Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form