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.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
epistolary work
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non-fiction book → philosophical work → travel narrative → |
| author |
Mary Wollstonecraft
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| authorGender |
female
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| countryOfOrigin |
Great Britain
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| firstPublisherLocation |
London
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| form |
letters
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| genre |
Romantic literature
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philosophical literature → travel literature → |
| hasPart |
letters describing Scandinavian landscapes
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letters expressing personal emotions → letters reflecting on social conditions → |
| hasTheme |
critique of commercial society
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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
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nineteenth-century women’s travel literature → |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment philosophy
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sentimental literature → |
| literaryMovement |
Romanticism
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| notableFor |
blend of travel narrative and philosophical reflection
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early Romantic sensibility → introspective narrative voice → social critique of Scandinavian and European society → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| publicationYear |
1796
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| relatedWork |
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
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| setting |
Denmark
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Norway → Sweden → |
| subjectMatter |
economy
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gender roles → nature → politics → sensibility → society → subjective experience → travel → |
| timePeriodDescribed |
late eighteenth century
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Referenced by (2)
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|---|---|
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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Mary Wollstonecraft → |
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