Mistress of Udolpho : the life of Ann Radcliffe /
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Mistress of Udolpho : the life of Ann Radcliffe / Rictor Norton. - London ; New York : Leicester University Press, 1999. - 1 online resource (xi, 307 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-301) and index.
List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 The Great Enchantress; 2 Dissent versus Decorum; 3 Taste versus Trade; 4 Miss Nancy; 5 A Literary Establishment; 6 The Aesthetics of Terror; 7 Portrait of the Artist; 8 Unrivalled Genius; 9 Picturesque Tours; 10 The Mighty Magician; 11 Behind the Veil; 12 Horrid Mysteries; 13 The Gothic Tourist; 14 Olden Times; 15 Construction of the Legend; 16 Sequestered at Windsor; 17 The Final Years; 18 Mother Radcliffe; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Publisher description: This is the biography of the Gothic novelist, Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823), author of The mysteries of Udolpho, the world's first "best seller". The text clarifies Radcliffe's emergence from a Dissenting Unitarian, rather than a conventional Anglican, background. This places Radcliffe within the circle of other women writers nurtured in radical Dissenting backgrounds (such as Wollstonecraft, Hays, Inchbauld and Barbauld). Radcliffe's childhood and family background are documented and the rumours of her madness and reclusiveness investigated leading to an evaluation of the resons for her probable mental breakdown. The text constitutes a "cultural history" of a writing woman, demonstrating her place within radical culture, literary tradition and aesthetic discourse, and examining her role in the rise of the professional woman writer. Her novels are analyzed mainly in the context of her biography and sources
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Radcliffe, Ann, 1764-1823.
Radcliffe, Ann, 1764-1823
Radcliffe, Ann, (1764-1823) --Biographies.
Radcliffe, Ann.
1700-1799
Women and literature--History--England--18th century.
Novelists, English--18th century--Biography.
Gothic revival (Literature)--Great Britain.
Horror tales--Authorship.
Women novelists, English--18th century--Biography.
Femmes et littérature--Histoire--Angleterre--18e siècle.
Romanciers anglais--18e siècle--Biographies.
Littérature frénétique--Grande-Bretagne.
Romancières anglaises--18e siècle--Biographies.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
Women novelists, English
Gothic revival (Literature)
Horror tales--Authorship.
Novelists, English.
Women and literature.
Biografie
Roman gothique--Grande-Bretagne.
England.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
PR5203 / .N67 1999
823/.6 B
Mistress of Udolpho : the life of Ann Radcliffe / Rictor Norton. - London ; New York : Leicester University Press, 1999. - 1 online resource (xi, 307 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-301) and index.
List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 The Great Enchantress; 2 Dissent versus Decorum; 3 Taste versus Trade; 4 Miss Nancy; 5 A Literary Establishment; 6 The Aesthetics of Terror; 7 Portrait of the Artist; 8 Unrivalled Genius; 9 Picturesque Tours; 10 The Mighty Magician; 11 Behind the Veil; 12 Horrid Mysteries; 13 The Gothic Tourist; 14 Olden Times; 15 Construction of the Legend; 16 Sequestered at Windsor; 17 The Final Years; 18 Mother Radcliffe; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Use copy
Publisher description: This is the biography of the Gothic novelist, Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823), author of The mysteries of Udolpho, the world's first "best seller". The text clarifies Radcliffe's emergence from a Dissenting Unitarian, rather than a conventional Anglican, background. This places Radcliffe within the circle of other women writers nurtured in radical Dissenting backgrounds (such as Wollstonecraft, Hays, Inchbauld and Barbauld). Radcliffe's childhood and family background are documented and the rumours of her madness and reclusiveness investigated leading to an evaluation of the resons for her probable mental breakdown. The text constitutes a "cultural history" of a writing woman, demonstrating her place within radical culture, literary tradition and aesthetic discourse, and examining her role in the rise of the professional woman writer. Her novels are analyzed mainly in the context of her biography and sources
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9781847142696 (electronic bk.) 1847142699 (electronic bk.) 1281297887 9781281297884 9786611297886 661129788X (hardback) (hardback) (paperback) (paperback)
2824942
9781847142696 codeMantra
GBB988781 bnb
019392414 Uk
Radcliffe, Ann, 1764-1823.
Radcliffe, Ann, 1764-1823
Radcliffe, Ann, (1764-1823) --Biographies.
Radcliffe, Ann.
1700-1799
Women and literature--History--England--18th century.
Novelists, English--18th century--Biography.
Gothic revival (Literature)--Great Britain.
Horror tales--Authorship.
Women novelists, English--18th century--Biography.
Femmes et littérature--Histoire--Angleterre--18e siècle.
Romanciers anglais--18e siècle--Biographies.
Littérature frénétique--Grande-Bretagne.
Romancières anglaises--18e siècle--Biographies.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
Women novelists, English
Gothic revival (Literature)
Horror tales--Authorship.
Novelists, English.
Women and literature.
Biografie
Roman gothique--Grande-Bretagne.
England.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
PR5203 / .N67 1999
823/.6 B