Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark

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Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark is a 1796 travel narrative and philosophical work by Mary Wollstonecraft that blends personal reflection, social critique, and early Romantic sensibilities.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf epistolary work
non-fiction book
philosophical work
travel narrative
author Mary Wollstonecraft
authorGender female
countryOfOrigin Great Britain
firstPublisherLocation London
form letters
genre Romantic literature
philosophical literature
travel literature
hasPart letters describing Scandinavian landscapes
letters expressing personal emotions
letters reflecting on social conditions
hasTheme critique of commercial society
female subjectivity
individual feeling versus social norms
melancholy and loss
political reflection after the French Revolution
relationship between nature and emotion
influenced Romantic travel writing
nineteenth-century women’s travel literature
influencedBy Enlightenment philosophy
sentimental literature
literaryMovement Romanticism
notableFor blend of travel narrative and philosophical reflection
early Romantic sensibility
introspective narrative voice
social critique of Scandinavian and European society
originalLanguage English
publicationYear 1796
relatedWork A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
setting Denmark
Norway
Sweden
subjectMatter economy
gender roles
nature
politics
sensibility
society
subjective experience
travel
timePeriodDescribed late eighteenth century

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft
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