ENGL 1289 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Middle Passage, Fugitive Slave Laws, Euthanasia
23 Apr 2016
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Mary astell from a serious proposal to the ladies 1694. The dramatic different of time (100 years between the above two) Shows us a tradition; but also showing the same agreement 100 years later! Rhetorically how does she make a different stamen: more direct declaration; as opposed to humility tradition. Also doing a similar issues how they"re talking back against a deconstruction of femininity (as opposed to education) Phillis was a slave; elizabeth was an aristrocrat in london. Gender + race as social roles (constructed/ conditional/taught) Mary astell from a serious proposal to the ladies 1694: we"re in the 17th century, cavendish anne finch, montagues. She claims that she wants to create a place for women to live. She uses that as a metaphor, to devise an unique space where women can educate other women in religion and academic letters.
