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by E. J. Clery (Author)
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Mary Wollstonecraft is widely hailed as the mother of modern feminism. The book that made her famous, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, is a work of worldwide renown. Yet the range of her achievements as a thinker and writer reaches far beyond this text. She was a multi-faceted author, and although the condition of women was a constant preoccupation throughout her life, she wrote on a wide variety of topics and in a range of literary forms, some of which she created herself.
Author Biography
E. J. Clery, Professor of English Literature at Uppsala University
E.J. Clery is Professor in the Department of English Literature at the Uppsala University, and the author of five monographs, including Women's Gothic from Clara Reeve to Mary Shelley. Her recent publications include a critical biography Jane Austen: the Banker's Sister and Eighteen Hundred and Eleven: Poetry, Protest and Economic Crisis.
Number of Pages: 160
Dimensions: 0.38 x 6.86 x 4.86 IN
Publication Date: June 26, 2025
