MEMOIRS OF EMMA COURTNEY by Hays, Mary ISBN 019283729X
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This novel is an articulate and detailed expression of the yearnings and frustrations of a woman living in late 18th-century English society. It questions marital arrangements and courtship rituals by depicting a woman who actively pursues the man she loves.
First published in the turbulent decade following the French Revolution, Memoirs of Emma Courtney is based on Mary Hays' own passionate struggle with romance and Enlightenment philosophy. A feminist and ardent disciple of Mary Wollstonecraft, Hays reveals the lamentable gap between 'what women are' and 'what woment ought to be'. The novel is one of the most articulate and detailed expressions of the yearnings and frustrations of a woman living in late eighteenth-century English society. It questions marital arrangements and courtship rituals by depicting a woman who actively pursues the man she loves. The novel explores the links between sexuality, desire, and economic and social freedom, suggesting the need for improvement in the laws of society which 'have enslaved, enervated, and degraded woman'.
[edit] Book Details
[edit] Title
MEMOIRS OF EMMA COURTNEY
[edit] Author
Hays, Mary
[edit] ISBN
019283729X
[edit] Published
21/12/2000
[edit] Publisher
Oxford University Press
[edit] Binding
paperback
[edit] Retail Price
7.99 (GBP)
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7.19 (GBP)
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