A Serious Proposal to the Ladies
Download or Read eBook A Serious Proposal to the Ladies PDF written by Mary Astell and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2002-03-21 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Mary Astell |
| Publisher | : Broadview Press |
| Total Pages | : 301 |
| Release | : 2002-03-21 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781770482371 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1770482377 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Serious Proposal to the Ladies by : Mary Astell
Book excerpt: Mary Astell's A Serious Proposal to the Ladies is one of the most important and neglected works advocating the establishment of women's academies. Its reception was so controversial that Astell responded with a lengthy sequel, also in this volume. The cause of great notoriety, Astell's Proposal was imitated by Defoe in his "An Academy for Women," parodied in the Tatler, satirized on the stage, plagiarized by Bishop Berkeley, and later mocked by Gilbert and Sullivan in Princess Ida.
