Author : Orianne Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 1107334985
Romantic Women Writers, Revolution, and Prophecy by Orianne Smith Pdf
Convinced that the end of the world was at hand, many Romantic women writers assumed the role of the female prophet to sound the alarm before the final curtain fell. Orianne Smith argues that their prophecies were performative acts in which the prophet believed herself to be authorized by God to bring about social or religious transformation through her words. Utilizing a wealth of archival material across a wide range of historical documents, including sermons, prophecies, letters and diaries, Orianne Smith explores the work of prominent women writers - from Hester Piozzi to Ann Radcliffe, fr.