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Hannah More : a critical biography

Author: Charles Howard Ford
Publisher: New York : P. Lang, ©1996.
Series: Studies in nineteenth-century British literature, v. 4.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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  Read more...
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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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