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Ann Yearsley and Hannah More, Patronage and Poetry

The Story of a Literary Relationship
By Kerri Andrews
Series: Gender and Genre
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Ann Yearsley and Hannah More, Patronage and Poetry presents a detailed reassessment of the lives and careers of two notable late-eighteenth-century women writers. Drawing on newly discovered letters and poems, Kerri Andrews explores the complex dynamics of the patronage relationship between Yearsley and More, situating it within the broader context of labouring-class literary culture and religious non-conformity.
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Ideal for scholars and readers interested in eighteenth-century women writers, literary patronage, and historical cultural studies.

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This study offers a timely and necessary reassessment of the careers of Ann Yearsley and Hannah More. Making use of newly-discovered letters and poems, Andrews provides a full analysis of the breakdown of the two writers’ affiliation and compares it to other labouring-class relationships based on patronage.

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This study offers a timely and necessary reassessment of the careers of Ann Yearsley and Hannah More. Making use of newly-discovered letters and poems, Andrews provides a full analysis of the breakdown of the two writers’ affiliation and compares it to other labouring-class relationships based on patronage.

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Praised as a "welcome revision" that probes partnership and patronage, the book is recognised as a "major milestone" in recovering Yearsley's work and a "carefully researched and beautifully written" study that will influence future accounts of these authors. It is noted for providing new insights into literary patronage and Yearsley's role in the Bristol literary community.

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ISBN: 9781848931510

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 August 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 430g

Pages: 208

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