Writing the landscape exposing nature in French women's fiction 1789-1815 /

"Women novelists were among the most popular authors of the First Republic and First Empire, yet they are frequently overlooked in favor of their canonical male counterparts. Their penchant for sentimental novels has led some later critics to take their writing at face value as apolitical and d...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Margrave, Christie (Author)
Corporate Author: Modern Humanities Research Association (sponsoring body.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Legenda, an imprint of the Modern Humanities Research Association, 2019.
Subjects:
1700-1899
French fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
French fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
French fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
French fiction > 18th century > Themes, motives.
French fiction > 19th century > Themes, motives.
Nature in literature.
Roman français > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman français > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman français > 18e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Roman français > 19e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Nature dans la littérature.
French fiction
French fiction > Themes, motives
French fiction > Women authors
Nature in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : A landscape of one's own
  • Landscapes of love and liberty : debates regarding marriage
  • Landscapes of loss : communicating maternal grief and guilt
  • Landscapes of rebellion : natural madhouses
  • Landscapes of autonomy and escape : female power in death
  • Writing the landscape : the Ossianic north and the debate over women's writing and education
  • Conclusion : Reclaiming a space for women's writing.

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