Time Management and Autonomous Subjectivity: Catherine Talbot, Politeness, and Self-Discipline as a Practice of Freedom

The article investigates the moralist author and bluestocking Catherine Talbot’s (1721-1770) system of time management and self-discipline through her manuscript journals. Her writings paint a picture of a woman who, by monitoring her daily activities by the minute, aimed at making the most of her t...

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Main Author: Soile Ylivuori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Early Modern Studies
Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-jems/article/view/7079