Political Affairs of the Heart: Female Travel Writers, the Sentimental Travelogue, and Revolution, 1775-1800
- ISBN-10
- 1684484057
- ISBN-13
- 9781684484058
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 273
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022-07-15
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Author
- Linda Van Netten Blimke
Description
By examining four sentimental travelogues written by British women travelers during the American and French Revolutions, Political Affairs of the Heart argues that this genre, by combining eyewitness authority with the language of sensibility, constitutes a significant site of women's engagement in national and gender politics.
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