Christopher Smart and satire : 'Mary Midnight' and the Midwife / Min Wild.
Christopher Smart and satire : 'Mary Midnight' and the Midwife / Min Wild.
Christopher Smart and satire : 'Mary Midnight' and the Midwife / Min Wild.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2008.
Call Numbers
N821.6/22
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
231 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Personal identity and personae in the eighteenth-century periodical -- 'The jakes of genius' : the nature of the Midwife -- A 'terrible old lady' : the persona of 'Mary Midnight' -- 'A perfect Swiss in writing' : literature and authorship in the Midwife -- 'Inwardly working a stirre to the mynde' :...
Publication information
Publisher
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2008.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Wild's engagement with her exuberant source material establishes the skill and ingenuity of Smart's often undervalued, multilayered prose satire. As she explores Smart's use of a peculiarly female voice, Wild offers us a picture of an ingenious and ribald wit whose satirical overview of society explores, overturns, and anatomises questions of gend...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Christopher Smart and satire : 'Mary Midnight' and the Midwife / Min Wild.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-217) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c2008.
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Call Numbers
N821.6/22
Record Identifier
74VMj7raloKZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMj7raloKZ
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ISBN
9780754661931 (alk. paper)
0754661938 (alk. paper)
DDC
821.6
MMS ID
991001078409702626
