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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Ford, Charles Howard, 1964- Hannah More. New York : P. Lang, c1996 (OCoLC)607739083 Online version: Ford, Charles Howard, 1964- Hannah More. New York : P. Lang, c1996 (OCoLC)609062829 |
| Named Person: | Hannah More; Hannah More |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Charles Howard Ford |
| ISBN: | 0820427985 9780820427980 |
| OCLC Number: | 32166104 |
| Description: | xiv, 309 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | I. The Ambivalent Moralist -- II. Faith and Feeling -- III. Piety and Patriotism -- IV. Charity and Character -- V. Power and Propriety -- VI. Femininity and Firmness -- VII. The Elder Churchwoman. |
| Series Title: | Studies in nineteenth-century British literature, v. 4. |
| Responsibility: | Charles Howard Ford. |
Abstract:
This study reassesses the life and works of Hannah More (1745-1833), one of the most prolific and influential authors of her day in Britain. More used the appearance of propriety to advocate controversial reforms. An anti-heroine for most feminists, she put feminist ideas in superficially conventional tropes and vehicles, nevertheless. Her female protagonists are all proper ladies like herself, but she and her main characters did not always adhere to traditional ideals of femininity. This study reveals the secrets of More's success in presenting feminist and other subversive ideas in politically acceptable ways.
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- More, Hannah, -- 1745-1833.
- Women and literature -- England -- History -- 18th century.
- Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century.
- Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography.
- Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography.
- Educators -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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