The Sign of Angellica: Women, Writing, and Fiction, 1600-1800 - Paperback

by Janet Todd (Author)

Examining the writing of Aphra Behn, Frances Sheridan, Ann Radcliffe and Fanny Burney among others, this study describes the entry of women into literature as a profession in the 17th century. It describes how the fictional genre became the main vehicle for female self-expression.