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The Pen and the Needle: Rousseau and the Enlightenment Debate over Women's Education

Joanna M. Barker

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Description:This book traces the history of the controversy over the education of women in the second half of the eighteenth century, and in particular the influence of Rousseau’s Émile. It includes extracts from the writings of men and women, both English and French, and introduces a variety of opinions, putting them in context and tracing the complex way in which writers responded to Rousseau and also to each other’s published views. It contains thirteen textual extracts arranged in chronological order of first publication, to show how the controversy developed over the forty-year period from 1762 to 1799, a time of dramatic political and social change, and in particular the reaction caused by the shock of the French Revolution and the resulting emphasis on women’s domestic role.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Pen and the Needle: Rousseau and the Enlightenment Debate over Women's Education. To get started finding The Pen and the Needle: Rousseau and the Enlightenment Debate over Women's Education, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 141

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: MHRA

Release: 2021

ISBN: qsg8AAAAIAAJ

Description: This book traces the history of the controversy over the education of women in the second half of the eighteenth century, and in particular the influence of Rousseau’s Émile. It includes extracts from the writings of men and women, both English and French, and introduces a variety of opinions, putting them in context and tracing the complex way in which writers responded to Rousseau and also to each other’s published views. It contains thirteen textual extracts arranged in chronological order of first publication, to show how the controversy developed over the forty-year period from 1762 to 1799, a time of dramatic political and social change, and in particular the reaction caused by the shock of the French Revolution and the resulting emphasis on women’s domestic role.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Pen and the Needle: Rousseau and the Enlightenment Debate over Women's Education. To get started finding The Pen and the Needle: Rousseau and the Enlightenment Debate over Women's Education, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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