Nineteenth-Century Women’s Writing in Wales: Nation, Gender and Identity (Gender Studies in Wales) - Softcover

Aaron, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0708322778 ISBN 13: 9780708322772

Publisher: University of Wales Press, 2010

Synopsis

Available in a fully updated new edition, Nineteenth-Century Women’s Writing in Wales argues that the way in which women came to perceive and represent themselves as Welsh was profoundly affected by the gender ideology of the Romantic and Victorian periods. This volume introduces the reader to a number of critically-neglected Welsh women authors at work during the years 1780 to 1900, tracing the development of the Welsh nation as its women, in particular, imagined and helped to create it. Focusing on the rediscovery and inclusion of many forgotten writers, Nineteenth-Century Women’s Writing in Wales analyzes the development of Wales as a gendered nation and will be of interest to scholars of gender and literary history alike.

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About the Author

Jane Aaron is professor of English at the University of Glamorgan and the author of several books, including Postcolonial Wales.

Review

'This book is the fruit of much research over the years by an academic extremely well qualified in this field - A study of nineteenth-century Welsh women writers is long overdue and Jane Aaron is the ideal scholar to present it.' Professor Caroline Franklin, Department of English, Swansea University

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0708322778
• ISBN 13: 9780708322772
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256