{"product_id":"on-mary-wollstonecrafts-a-vindication-of-the-rights-of-woman-9780231206242","title":"On Mary Wollstonecrafts A Vindication of the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) made a pioneering and durably influential argument for women's equality. Drawing on extensive experience teaching and writing about Wollstonecraft, Susan J. Wolfson provides fresh perspectives both for first-time readers and those seeking a nuanced appreciation of her achievements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary Wollstonecraft helped us to understand how easily the rights of women can vanish from the political and social scene and how ‘natural’ it can seem for men and women to ignore them. This remarkable book not only situates Wollstonecraft in history but also shows in detail how she altered history by writing so well. -- Michael G. Wood, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Habits of Distraction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is memorable, educational, and enjoyable, exploring Wollstonecraft’s life and thought with brio and unrestrained pleasure. Wolfson's understanding of the subject is second to none—there is no one more authoritative or more learned. -- Duncan Wu, editor of \u003ci\u003eRomanticism: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan Wolfson’s engaged and engaging account of Mary Wollstonecraft illuminates the creative intellectual energies that drove Wollstonecraft’s prodigious achievement: nothing less than an analysis of women’s situation in the context of a larger political system. Wolfson’s exposition is dazzling. -- Frances Ferguson, author of \u003ci\u003eSolitude and the Sublime: The Romantic Aesthetics of Individuation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWolfson provides a compelling and classroom-friendly introduction to the troubled private life, flamboyant public career, and charged political afterlife of Mary Wollstonecraft. Her writing is scintillating, with vernacular verve and unflagging narrative drive. This book has everything—point, polish, and an accessibly gripping tale to tell. -- Garrett Stewart, James O. Freedman Professor of Letters, University of Iowa\u003cbr\u003eAn admirably witty, informative, and succinct new guide to Wollstonecraft's most famous book. -- Miranda Seymour * New York Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e[An] excellent study of \u003ci\u003eA Vindication\u003c\/i\u003e. -- Elaine Showalter * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides fresh perspectives both for first-time readers and those seeking a nuanced appreciation of her achievements. * Discovery *\u003cbr\u003eAn exciting supplement to the ever-growing list of books on Wollstonecraft and her work...Wolfson’s book works as both an introduction for undergraduate students and an engaging read for feminist and literary scholars. * Tulsa Studies on Women's Literature *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eMy Texts, Abbreviations, and Short Titles\u003cbr\u003ePrologue: Why Mary Wollstonecraft? Why \u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVindication?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. How Mary Wollstonecraft Became “the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman”\u003cbr\u003e2. Picturing Mary Wollstonecraft: The Right Woman\u003cbr\u003e3. “An Amazon stept out”: \u003ci\u003eA Vindication of the Rights of Men\u003c\/i\u003e (1790)\u003cbr\u003e4. “Revolution in female manners”: \u003ci\u003eA Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects\u003c\/i\u003e (1792)\u003cbr\u003e5. Dystopian Nightmare: Paris, December 26, 1792\u003cbr\u003e6. “Bastilled . . . for life”: \u003ci\u003eThe Wrongs of Woman, or Maria; a Fragment\u003c\/i\u003e (1798)\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: “we hear her voice”\u003cbr\u003eBrief Glossary of Recurring Names\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading and Bibliographies\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400369643863,"sku":"9780231206242","price":42.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231206242.jpg?v=1730470521","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-mary-wollstonecrafts-a-vindication-of-the-rights-of-woman-9780231206242","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}