Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... Milcah Martha Moore's Book: A Commonplace Book from Revolutionary America ISBN:0271016914 Author:Moore, Milcah Martha; Blecki, Catherine La Courreye; Wulf, Karin A. Publisher:The Pennsylvania State University Press Release Date:1997 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Excellent Sku: 2308177 Notes: Minor sticker adhesive on rear wrapper. 1997 Trade Paperback. xxiv, 341 pp. "Milcah Martha Moore (1740–1829) lived and flourished in the Philadelphia area during its peak, when it was the center of commerce, politics, social life, and culture in the young republic. A well-educated woman, disowned by her Quaker Meeting for an unauthorized marriage, Moore knew and corresponded with many of the leading lights of her day. From her network of acquaintances, she created a commonplace book, which is published here for the first time. Moore compiled her commonplace book during the American Revolution, carefully selecting works of poetry and prose that she and her friends most enjoyed reading and wanted to remember. Contained are 126 works of prose and poetry by at least sixteen different authors, mostly women. Catherine Blecki and Karin Wulf have edited and reproduced the entire collection, adding helpful annotations and interpretive essays that set the collection in historical and literary context. Moore's Book will be a treasure trove for feminist and early American scholars, for it includes two of the most avidly sought-after bodies of writing from British America: sixteen new poems (twenty-four in all) by the Quaker polymath Susanna Wright and a previously lost portion of the journal kept by Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson during her trip to England. There is also a remarkable selection of pieces by Hannah Griffitts, the Quaker moralist and wit who commented on politics, society, and domesticity during the Revolution. Moore also included writings by Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, and Samuel Fothergill."--Penn State University Press Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!
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Number of Pages: 366 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Milcah Martha Moore's Book : a Commonplace Book from Revolutionary America
Publisher: Pennsylvania STATE University Press
Publication Year: 1997
Item Height: 1 in
Subject: Women Authors, United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Christianity / Quaker, American / General, Customs & Traditions, Books & Reading
Item Weight: 18.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Karin A. Wulf
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Religion, Social Science, Literary Collections, History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
