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lactilla tends her favrite cow ecocritical readings of animals and women in eighteenth century british labouring class womens poetry
this volume brings together issues of gender class and species through a study of a selection of poetry by five eighteenth century british laboring class women poets mary collier mary leapor elizabeth hands ann yearsley and janet little . extending the feminist concept of interlocking oppressions to include a consideration of the link between women and animals lactilla tends her favrite cow benefits from the foundations set by earlier studies of laboring class writers even as it extends their conclusions through the use of an explicitly ecocritical perspective . as well the books specific focus on the period between 1740 and 1800 contributes to furthering the nascent ecocritical practice in eighteenth century studies . anne milne is an assistant professor in the school of english and theatre studies at the university of guelph .
hardcover associated univ pr 2008 isbn13 9780838756928 isbn10 0838756921
book type nf isbn 13 9780838756928 number of pages 176 publisher bucknell univ pr release date 62135769600000