Romantic women writers, revolution and prophecy : rebellious daughters, 1786-1826 /
"Convinced that the end of the world was at hand, many Romantic women writers assumed the role of the female prophet to sound the alarm before the final curtain fell. Orianne Smith argues that their prophecies were performative acts in which the prophet believed herself to be authorized by God...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in Romanticism ;
98. |
| Subjects: |
University Library Main Stacks, Lower Level
| Call Number: |
PR830.W6 S65 2013
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| Copy 1 | Available Request this item |