The genius of democracy : fictions of gender and citizenship in the United States, 1860-1945 /

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Victoria Olwell shows how American fiction helped to catalyze democratic models of female genius, especially in the work of such authors as Louisa May Alcott, Henry James, Mary Hunter Austin, Jessie Fauset, and Gertrude Stein.

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Olwell, Victoria
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Women in literature.
Genius in literature.
Genius.
Women and democracy > United States > History.
Women in public life > United States > History.
American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Génie (Aptitude) dans la littérature.
Génie (Aptitude)
Femmes et démocratie > États-Unis > Histoire.
Femmes dans la vie publique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
genius (culture-related concept)
genius (creative ability)
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction
American fiction > Women authors
Genius
Genius in literature
Women and democracy
Women in literature
Women in public life
United States
"Multi-User"
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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