| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 248 pages) |
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Contributions in women's studies, 0147-104X ; no. 200 |
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Contributions in women's studies ; no. 200. 0147-104X
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| Contents |
"Not the superiority of belief, but superiority of true devotion" / Mirian Elizabeth Burstein -- Victorian heroine goes a-governessing / Cecilia Wadsö Lecaros -- Detective maidservant / Lucy Sussex -- Deathbeds and didacticism / Mary Lenard -- Class counts / SueAnn Schatz -- On the face of the waters / LeeAnne Marie Richardson -- Re-reading the domestic novel / Helen Debenham -- "I am not Esther" / Jennifer M. Stolpa -- Dinah Mulock Craik / Robyn Chandler -- Marie Corelli / Brenda Ayres |
| Summary |
Some of the greatest English novels were written during the Victorian era, and many are still widely read and taught today. But many others written during that period have been neglected by scholars and modern readers alike. A number of these novels were written by women and were popular when published. Moreover, they reveal perspectives of 19th-century British culture not present in canonized works and therefore revise our understanding of Victorian life and attitudes. With the increasing interest in revising Victorian history and gender scholarship, especially through the rediscovery of lost |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-239) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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Women and literature Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism
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Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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English literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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English literature -- Women authors
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English fiction
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English fiction -- Women authors
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Women and literature
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Romans.
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Vrouwelijke auteurs.
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Victoriaanse tijd.
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2002072824 |
| ISBN |
0313039313 |
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9780313039317 |
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1282407821 |
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9781282407824 |
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9786612407826 |
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6612407824 |
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