Mistress of Udolpho : the life of Ann Radcliffe
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
Biographies
1 online resource (xi, 307 pages) : illustrations
9781847142696, 9781281297884, 9786611297886, 1847142699, 1281297887, 661129788X
657392599
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
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English
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