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Private sphere to world stage from Austen to Eliot /

Elizabeth Sabiston examines works by Jane Austen, Charlotte and Emily Bronte, Elizabeth Gaskell, and George Eliot, offering a fresh perspective on the transition of women writers from the private to the public sphere. What emerges, particularly in comparisons of the factory novels of Gaskell with th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sabiston, Elizabeth Jean, 1937-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Co., ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Elizabeth Sabiston examines works by Jane Austen, Charlotte and Emily Bronte, Elizabeth Gaskell, and George Eliot, offering a fresh perspective on the transition of women writers from the private to the public sphere. What emerges, particularly in comparisons of the factory novels of Gaskell with the slavery writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe, is a portrait of the subversive and influential strategies these writers used to transcend national and gender boundaries.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0754690040
9780754690047
1281332550
9781281332554
1351151398
9781351151399