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Explore how three major Romantic-period women novelists - Elizabeth Hamilton, Maria Edgeworth, and Sydney Owenson - wielded narrative innovation as a tool for political critique and social commentary. This scholarly work examines the sophisticated artistic craft behind their use of glosses, prefaces, editorial notes, and alternative media including painting and drama. The author analyses how these writers deployed self-conscious narrative techniques to comment critically on their stories, demonstrating that even as Romantic authors championed unvarnished truth, they were simultaneously mastering complex literary devices to advance their political engagement. A detailed exploration of how literary form and political purpose intertwined in the hands of these influential novelists.

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Examines the political engagement and artistic craft of Elizabeth Hamilton, Maria Edgeworth, and Sydney Owenson across Romantic-period fiction.

Analyses sophisticated use of glosses, prefaces, and editorial notes as tools for narrative commentary and social critique.

Explores alternative media including painting and drama as extensions of political commentary within literary narratives.

Investigates how self-conscious narrative devices facilitated the novelists' critiques of politics and society.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0815397461
Category: Books > Subjects > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 29 November 2017
Listed Since: 15 December 2017

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