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Abstract
Hannah More's poem 'The Bas Bleu' was the first account of the Bluestockings to be published from within the Bluestocking circle itself. It remained the most significant defence of Bluestocking ideals for many decades thereafter, years in which satirical depictions of the Bluestockings would predominate. This essay locates More's poem in the contexts of its original composition (1783), manuscript circulation and eventual publication (1786). The poem's transformation from a manuscript to a published poem exemplifies its particular significance as a public statement in which the Bluestockings attained prominence and celebrity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 89-114 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 09 Sep 2009 |
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| Publication status | Published - Mar 2010 |
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'Becoming bluestockings: contextualising Hannah More's "The Bas Bleu"' at the Women's Literary Networks, 1580-present day conference
Moyra Haslett (Speaker)
07 Mar 2008Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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'Becoming bluestockings: public and private representations' at Literature and Audience: Writing, Circulation and Publication in the long eighteenth century conference
Moyra Haslett (Invited speaker)
17 Nov 2007Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference