Women of Letters a Study of Self and Genre in the Personal Writing of Caroline Schlegel-Schelling, Rahel Levin Varnhagen, and Bettina Von Arnim
- List Price: $60.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc
- Publish date: 03/01/1999
Description:
In early nineteenth-century Germany books composed of personal correspondence were a staple of women's writing. The authors represented here are studied for common features of the genre, and for their own contributions to the medium. Schlegel-Schelling attempts to define her own intellectual role; Varnhagen transforms epistolarity into metaphysical speculation; and yon Arnim produces an idealised account of Romantic love. All offer valuable insights on such matters as the sender-recipient relationship, and editing for a wider public.
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