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Eighteenth-Century Women Writers and the Gentleman's Liberation Movement : Independence, War, Masculinity, and the Novel, 1778-1818.
In her study of late eighteenth-century women novelists, Woodworth argues that women writers' ideas about their own liberty are present not only in their portrayal of heroines but also in their treatment of male characters. She suggests that Frances Burney, Charlotte Smith, Jane West, Maria Edg...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Ashgate
2011.
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| Collection: | British literature in context in the long eighteenth century.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | In her study of late eighteenth-century women novelists, Woodworth argues that women writers' ideas about their own liberty are present not only in their portrayal of heroines but also in their treatment of male characters. She suggests that Frances Burney, Charlotte Smith, Jane West, Maria Edgeworth and Jane Austen all used their creative powers to liberate men from the very institutions and ideas about power, society and gender that promote the subjection of women. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (242) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-224) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781409427810 1409427811 1317145410 9781317145417 9781315578972 1315578972 |