A Serious Proposal to the Ladies
Parts I and II
Published on 21. March 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-55111-306-7 (ISBN)
Description
Mary Astell's A Serious Proposal to the Ladies is one of the most important and neglected works advocating the establishment of women's academies. Its reception was so controversial that Astell responded with a lengthy sequel, also in this volume. The cause of great notoriety, Astell's Proposal was imitated by Defoe in his "An Academy for Women," parodied in the Tatler, satirized on the stage, plagiarized by Bishop Berkeley, and later mocked by Gilbert and Sullivan in Princess Ida.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Calgary
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
351 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55111-306-7 (9781551113067)
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Patricia Springborg teaches political theory in the Department of Government, University of Sydney. She is the editor of Astell: Political Writings.