CFP: NeMLA 2014 "Fresh Perspectives on Mary Russell Mitford" (9/30/2013; 4/3-6/2014)

45th Annual Convention, Northeast Modern Language Association
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Susquehanna University

April 3-6, 2014
Deadline: September 30, 2013

Known on both sides of the Atlantic for her poetry, drama, and prose fiction, Mitford enjoyed a long, prolific, and successful literary career that spanned from the 1810s to the 1840s. Papers are welcome on any aspect of Mary Russell Mitford’s work. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, her treatment of gender, her work in multiples genres, and her extensive network of literary friendships and professional rivalries.

Please email 250-500 word abstracts by September 30th to Kellie Donovan-Condron (kdonovancondron@babson.edu).

Please include with your abstract:
Name and Affiliation
Email address
Postal address
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