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Nobody's Story: The Vanishing Acts of Women Writers in the Marketplace, 16701820 (New HistoricismStudies in Cultural Poetics, ,New
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Exploring the careers of five influential women writers of the Restoration and eighteenth century, Catherine Gallagher reveals the connections between the increasing prestige of female authorship, the economy of credit and debt, and the rise of the novel. The 'nobodies' of her title are not ignored, silenced, or anonymous women. Instead, they are literal nobodies: the abstractions of authorial personae, printed books, intellectual property rights, literary reputations, debts and obligations, and fictional characters. These are the exchangeable tokens of modern authorship that lent new cultural power to the increasing number of women writers through the eighteenth century. Women writers, Gallagher discovers, invented and popularized numerous ingenious similarities between their gender and their occupation. The terms 'woman,' 'author,' 'marketplace,' and 'fiction' come to define each other reciprocally.Gallagher analyzes the provocative plays of Aphra Behn, the scandalous court chronicles of Delarivier Manley, the properly fictional nobodies of Charlotte Lennox and Frances Burney, and finally Maria Edgeworth's attempts in the late eighteenth century to reform the unruly genre of the novel.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of 'Nobody's Story'? A: 'Nobody's Story' explores the careers of five influential women writers from the Restoration and eighteenth century, focusing on the interplay between female authorship, the economy of credit and debt, and the rise of the novel.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The book is authored by Catherine Gallagher, a noted scholar in literary criticism and women's studies.
- Q: What are the notable writings discussed in the book? A: Gallagher analyzes works by Aphra Behn, Delarivier Manley, Charlotte Lennox, Frances Burney, and Maria Edgeworth.
- Q: What is the significance of the term 'nobodies' in the book? A: The term 'nobodies' refers to the abstractions of authorial personae and the cultural power dynamics surrounding female authorship, rather than to ignored or anonymous women.
- Q: How many pages does 'Nobody's Story' have? A: 'Nobody's Story' contains 339 pages.
- Q: What is the publication date of the book? A: The book was published on December 9, 1994.
- Q: Is this edition a reprint? A: Yes, this is a reprint edition of 'Nobody's Story'.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: 'Nobody's Story' is available in a paperback binding.
- Q: What category does this book belong to? A: 'Nobody's Story' falls under the category of Criticism & Theory.
- Q: What can I expect to learn from reading this book? A: Readers can expect to gain insights into the connections between female authorship, literary reputation, and the socio-economic factors influencing women's writing in the historical context of 1670-1820.