Sex Expression and American Women Writers, 1860-1940 /

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American women novelists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries registered a call for a new sexual freedom, Dale Bauer contends. By creating a lexicon of sex expression, many authors explored sexuality as part of a discourse about women's needs rather than confining it to the real...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bauer, Dale M., 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sex in literature.
Language and sex.
Expression in literature.
American fiction > Women authors.
American fiction.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Women Authors.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Langage et sexualite.
Sexualite dans la litterature.
Roman americain > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Roman americain > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:American women novelists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries registered a call for a new sexual freedom, Dale Bauer contends. By creating a lexicon of sex expression, many authors explored sexuality as part of a discourse about women's needs rather than confining it to the realm of sentiments, where it had been relegated (if broached at all) by earlier writers. This new rhetoric of sexuality enabled critical conversations about who had sex, when in life they had it, and how it signified. Whether liberating or repressive, sexuality became a potential force for female agency in.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (296 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781469605647

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