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The cry : a new dramatic fable / Sarah Fielding and Jane Collier ; edited by Carolyn Woodward.
Author
Fielding, Sarah, 1710-1768
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
2018 edition.
Published/Created
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2018]
©2018
Description
400 pages ; 24 cm.
Availability
Available Online
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PR3459.F3 C7 2018
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Subject(s)
Women storytellers
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Fiction
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Sex role
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Fiction
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Women
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England
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Social conditions
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18th century
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Fiction
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Author
Collier, Jane, 1715?-1755
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Editor
Woodward, Carolyn
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Psychological fiction
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Series
Eighteenth-century novels by women
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Summary note
"Before Jane Austen's novels explored heroines in English society, writers Sarah Fielding and Jane Collier dared to provide commentary on gender and education through self-conscious narratives. Published in 1754 in five parts and divided into three volumes, The Cry stands as one of the most distinctive and intriguing works by women during the florescence of their writing in eighteenth-century England. Strikingly experimental--mixing fiction and philosophy, drama and exposition, satire and irony, and singular and choral voices--The Cry revolves around a main character, Portia, who tells a series of stories to an audience that includes Una, the allegorical representation of truth, and "The Cry" itself, a collection of characters who serve as a kind of Greek chorus. A story about the story-making female subject, the novel serves as a catalyst to convey that women are capable of doing all of the things that men can do--discuss ethics, learn, and think rationally--and should be allowed to do these things publically. Throughout, editor Carolyn Woodward offers essential historical and editorial context to the work, demonstrating that this novel continues to facilitate discussions about women and public life" -- Provided by publisher.
Notes
"Note on the text: My copy-text is the first edition of The Cry, published in London by R. and J. Dodsley as three duodecimo volumes on 2 March 1754" -- Page .
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-400).
ISBN
9780813174105 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
0813174104 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2017042905
OCLC
1022090695
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