Author: E. Eger

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-01-20

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0230250505

This studyargues that female networks of conversation, correspondenceand patronage formed the foundation for women's work in the 'higher' realms of Shakespeare criticism and poetry. Eger traces the transition between Enlightenment and Romantic culture, arguing for the relevance of rational argument in the history of women's writing.