More is less -- The "complicated temptation" of the theater -- Poetics of beneficence : practice and patronage -- "That which before us lies in daily life" : social discourse -- Schools and tracts : consuming zeal -- "The language of sympathy rather than of dictation" : the unread Hannah More -- Epilogue : the Georgian britomart
The world of Hannah More
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(c)1996
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University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
History has not been kind to Hannah More. This once lionized writer and activist -- the most influential female philanthropist of her day -- is now considered by many to be the embodiment of pious morality and reactionary anti-feminism. Largely...
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History has not been kind to Hannah More. This once lionized writer and activist -- the most influential female philanthropist of her day -- is now considered by many to be the embodiment of pious morality and reactionary anti-feminism. Largely because of her belief in separate spheres for men and women, More has been vilified by modern-day feminists. The first biography to examine the complete range of her life and work, The World of Hannah More depicts the author as a forceful voice in her own day and one who, from the point of view of plain justice, today deserves a more nuanced treatment More is less -- The "complicated temptation" of the theater -- Poetics of beneficence : practice and patronage -- "That which before us lies in daily life" : social discourse -- Schools and tracts : consuming zeal -- "The language of sympathy rather than of dictation" : the unread Hannah More -- Epilogue : the Georgian britomart.
More is lessThe "complicated temptation" of the theater -- Poetics of beneficence : practice and patronage -- "That which before us lies in daily life" : social discourse -- Schools and tracts : consuming zeal -- "The language of sympathy rather than of dictation" : the unread Hannah More -- Epilogue : the Georgian britomart.
