Letters Written During A Short Residence In Sweden, Norway And Denmark - Brossura

Wollstonecraft, Mary

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ISBN 10: 0900001518 ISBN 13: 9780900001512

Casa editrice: Open Gate Pr, 2004

Riassunto

Originally published in 1796, Mary Wollstonecraft's account of her trip to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, is compelling both in its picture of countries rarely visited in Regency times and insights into Mary's personal life. Her scenic descriptions and political comments about Norway and her encounters with an impoverished peasantry and Danish townsfolk greedily obsessed by commerce are no less vivid than the outbursts of melancholy in these letters written to Gilbert Imlay, her unfaithful lover and father of her baby. This book attracted William Godwin to its author, who was soon to become his wife and the mother of Mary Shelley, creator of Frankenstein, making this a key work for the understanding of the Godwin-Shelley circle. This new edition is enriched by a new introduction by Sylva Norman, which puts Wollstonecraft's letters into their political and social context and provides enlightening information about Mary's life, loves, and deeply held convictions.

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L'autore:

Mary Wollstonecraft is considered to be one of the first feminists of the Western world. She authored many books, including A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.

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Book by Wollstonecraft Mary

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Open Gate Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0900001518
• ISBN 13: 9780900001512
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 129