GREATNESS ENGENDERED : george eliot and virginia woolf.

The egotism that fuels the desire for greatness has been associated exclusively with men, according to one feminist view; yet many women cannot suppress the need to strive for greatness. In this forceful and compelling book, Alison Booth traces through the novels, essays, and other writings of Georg...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: ITHACA : CORNELL University Press, 2018.
Sujets:
Eliot, George, > 1819-1880 > Criticism and interpretation.
Woolf, Virginia, > 1882-1941 > Criticism and interpretation.
Eliot, George, > 1819-1880
Woolf, Virginia, > 1882-1941
English fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
Women and literature > Great Britain.
Femmes et littérature > Grande-Bretagne.
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
English fiction > Women authors
Women and literature
Great Britain
Literature: history & criticism
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Frequently Cited Works
  • Introduction: The Great Woman Writer, the Canon, and Feminist Tradition
  • 1 . Something to Do: The Ideology o f Influence and the Context of Contemporary Feminism
  • 2. The Burden of Personality: Biographical Criticism and Narrative Strategy
  • 3. Eliot and Woolf as Historians of the Common Life
  • 4. Miracles in Fetters: Heroism and the Selfless Ideal
  • 5. Trespassing in Cultural History: The Heroines of Romola and Orlando
  • 6. "God was cruel when he made women" : Felix Holt and The Years
  • 7. "The Ancient Consciousness of Woman": A Feminist Archaeology of Daniel Deronda and Between the Acts
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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