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Romantic women writers and the fictions of history: Sarah Green, Jane West and Jane Porter

An examination of the contribution of women writers to the historical novel in the period of the post-French Revolution debate
and Napoleonic Wars.


The eighteenth-century saw a rapid expansion in the forms of historical discourse, including a new emphasis on histories about and by women, and an invigoration of fictionalised forms of history.The period of the post-French Revolution debate and Napoleonic Wars saw a growth in the importance of the historical novel a generic devopment in which Romantic women writers played a crucial role. Dr. Fiona Price will be examining the contribution of women writers to the historical novel in the decade before 'Waverley'.


Speaker(s):

Dr. Fiona Price | talks

 

Date and Time:

9 December 2009 at 6:30 pm

Duration:

1 hour

 

Venue:

Chawton House Library
Chawton House
Chawton
Alton
GU34 1SJ
01420 541010


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Tickets:

£10, £7.50 concs (includes wine)

Available from:

Chawton House Library 01420 541010
info@chawton.net

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