dc.contributor.author | Prendergast, Amy | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-16T14:13:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-03-16T14:13:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2021 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Prendergast, Amy, A Winter in Bath, 1796-97: Life Writing and the Irish Adolescent Self, European Journal of Life Writing, 2021, 10, 18-40 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2211-243X | |
dc.identifier.other | Y | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2262/102281 | |
dc.description | PUBLISHED | en |
dc.description.abstract | The diary form affords multiple generations of women with a vehicle for expressing
themselves, and is particularly germane to younger writers, developing a voice, and
shaping a sense of self as they emerge from childhood. Charting her travels from
Ireland to Bath, the manuscript diary (1796–97) of Charity Lecky is exceptionally
useful in exploring intersections with other genres, particularly the novel, while also
affording us with an adolescent’s observations on life, and on Bath as international
marriage market. The categories of youth, gender, and nation all play strong roles in
Charity’s evolving sense of self, and enable us to explore these intersections and how
they can inform a young person’s sense of worth. Frequently dismissed by male
contemporaries as preoccupied only with balls and marriage prospects, the voices of
such figures were repeatedly marginalised. This article prioritises both these voices
and the diary form itself, and fuses their legitimate interest in courtship with a concern
and fascination with national identity, recognising the value of young women’s
opinions, and demonstrating how we might better understand the evolution of
personal identities through inclusion of such source material. | en |
dc.format.extent | 18-40 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Groningen Press | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | European Journal of Life Writing; | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 10; | |
dc.rights | Y | en |
dc.subject | Diary | en |
dc.subject | Gender | en |
dc.subject | Nationality | en |
dc.subject | Adolescence | en |
dc.title | A Winter in Bath, 1796-97: Life Writing and the Irish Adolescent Self | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dc.type.supercollection | scholarly_publications | en |
dc.type.supercollection | refereed_publications | en |
dc.identifier.peoplefinderurl | http://people.tcd.ie/prendea1 | |
dc.identifier.rssinternalid | 250089 | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.21827/ejlw.10.37160 | |
dc.rights.ecaccessrights | openAccess | |
dc.identifier.orcid_id | 0000-0003-4092-7444 | |