{"product_id":"the-cry-sarah-fielding-9780813174105","title":"The Cry: A New Dramatic Fable","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore Jane Austen's novels explored heroines in English society, writers Sarah Fielding and Jane Collier dared to provide commentary on gender and education through self-conscious narratives. Published in 1754 in five parts and divided into three volumes, \u003ci\u003eThe Cry \u003c\/i\u003estands as one of the most distinctive and intriguing works by women during the florescence of their writing in eighteenth-century England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrikingly experimental -- mixing fiction and philosophy, drama and exposition, satire and irony, and singular and choral voices -- \u003ci\u003eThe Cry \u003c\/i\u003erevolves around a main character, Portia, who tells a series of stories to an audience that includes Una, the allegorical representation of truth, and \"The Cry\" itself, a collection of characters who serve as a kind of Greek chorus. A story about the story-making female subject, the novel serves as a catalyst to convey that women are capable of doing all of the things that men can do -- discuss ethics, learn, and think rationally -- and should be allowed to do these things publically. Throughout, editor Carolyn Woodward offers essential historical and editorial context to the work, demonstrating that this novel continues to facilitate discussions about women and public life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Fielding, Jane Collier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813174104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813174105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Sarah Fielding","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44410409943295,"sku":"9780813174105","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a5080fa3-3094-43ea-91c8-70a830699bc8.jpg?v=1697536118","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cry-sarah-fielding-9780813174105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}