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Mary ; and, The wrongs of woman / Mary Wollstonecraft ; edited with an introduction and notes by Gary Kelly.

Title
Mary ; and, The wrongs of woman / Mary Wollstonecraft ; edited with an introduction and notes by Gary Kelly.
Author
Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

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Additional Authors
Kelly, Gary
Description
xli, 208 p.; 20 cm.
Summary
Mary Wollstonecraft is best known for her pioneering views on the rights of women to share equal rights and opportunities with men. They are expressed here in two novels in which heroines have to rely on their own resources to establish their independence and intellectual development. Strongly autobiographical, both novels powerfully complement Wollstonecraft's non-fictional writing, inspired by the French Revolution and the social upheavals that followed. New to this edition is a completely rewritten introduction that incorporates the latest scholarship and features a consideration of the social formation of Wollstonecraft as a Revolutionary feminist and her literary-political career, as well as a critical account of the two novels. A new bibliography includes all the latest critical writing on Wollstonecraft, while heavily revised notes link her fiction to her extensive reading, her other writings and major events and issues of the day. In addition, the text has been completely reset, making it easier on the eyes. It is by far the highest quality edition available, and a great choice for readers interested in pre-Victorian literature and feminist history. - Publisher.
Series Statement
Oxford world's classics
Uniform Title
Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
Subject
Feminist fiction, English
Genre/Form
  • Autobiographical fiction
  • Feminist fiction.
  • Feminist fiction
  • Fictional autobiographies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxiv]-xxxvii).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- Note on the texts -- Select bibliography -- A chronology of Mary Wollstonecraft -- Mary -- The wrongs of woman.
ISBN
  • 0199292450 (alk. paper)
  • 9780199292455 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2006023596
OCLC
  • 70673220
  • SCSB-12831573
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library