Madam Britannia

Madam Britannia
Author: Emma Major
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2012
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0199699372

Using Britannia as a central figure, this book explores the neglected relationship between women, church, and nation. Drawing on a wealth of manuscript, printed, and graphic material, Emma Major argues that Britannia became established as an emblem of nation from 1688 and gained in importance over the following century.

Romantic Poetry by Women

Romantic Poetry by Women
Author: James Robert de Jager Jackson
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 528
Release: 1993
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

The contribution of women to Romantic poetry has been generally underestimated. Romantic Poetry by Women: A Bibliography, 1770 - 1835 provides the first complete record of the volumes of verse written by women and reveals the scale of their involvement in the Romantic movement. The Bibliography includes the work of around 900 authors , with biographical headnotes. It is fully indexed and cross-referenced, providing details of publication, indexes of publishers and places of publication, as well as of authors and titles. This will be an indispensable resource for all students of writing by women and of Romantic poetry in general.