Romantic Women's Life Writing: Reputation and Afterlife, Susan Civale — 1st Ed

£67.50

Romantic Women's Life Writing: Reputation and Afterlife, Susan Civale — 1st Ed

Name: Romantic Women's Life Writing: Reputation and Afterlife, Susan Civale — 1st Ed
Brand: Broadhursts Books
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Publication: Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2019

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 304.

Condition Report: Very Good. The publisher’s original pictorial boards remain robust and tight, featuring sharp corners and unbumped spine ends, though they exhibit moderate, characteristic tanning and faint spotting along the margins and spine, as is common with this light-coloured binding. The binding itself is exceptionally firm, supporting a square and uncompromised text block. Internally, the pages are uniformly bright, crisp, and entirely free from foxing, tearing, or creasing, indicating the book has seen little, if any, reading wear. While the external boards show the aforementioned cosmetic toning, the structural integrity and internal freshness make this a highly presentable copy.

Catalogue Note: First edition, first impression. Issued in the publisher's original pictorial boards without a dust jacket, as is customary for this academic press.

Civale's scholarly monograph is a well-regarded text in the field of Romantic-era literary studies, though its typically limited academic print run renders true hardback first editions somewhat scarce on the secondary market.

A sound, unblemished example internally, well-suited for a dedicated scholarly collection.

Romantic Women's Life Writing explores how the publication of private diaries, letters, memoirs, and autobiographies influenced the reputations of women writers during the long nineteenth century. Focusing on key figures such as Frances Burney, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Robinson, and Mary Hays, Susan Civale delves into the debates surrounding gender, authorship, and the moral respectability of publishing personal narratives.

By examining both quantitative data, such as print runs and circulation figures, and qualitative responses from contemporary essays and reviews, the book argues that life writing was a crucial site of affective and imaginative identification. Ultimately, the volume constructs a fuller, more varied picture of the nineteenth-century literary field and the pivotal role women played in shaping their own legacies.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Susan Civale

Book Publisher: Manchester University Press

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Criticism & Essays

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 304

Book Publication Year: 2019

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Book Binding: Hardback

Illustrator: N/A

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Country/region of manufacture: Manchester, United Kingdom

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