| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 248 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction: 'The Caudine Forks' and the Optics of Authorship -- 'The World' and 'the (Sm)all Great': Silver Fork Society and Literature -- 'Strange Unstable World': Structure and Synthesis in the Final Narratives -- 'Ink Stands and Law Books': Narratives of Domestic and Legal Violence -- 'The Brethren of the Long Robe': Legal Satire and Courtroom Humor -- 'Half a Life': Narratives of Women and Politics -- 'Lopsided and Left-Handed Laws': Narratives of Mothers and Wives |
| Summary |
The Narratives of Caroline Norton situates Norton in relation to Victorian discourses of gender, authorship, law, and politics and studies writings, including in texts by Wollstonecraft, Tennyson, and Thackeray, Trollope |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-242) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Norton, Caroline Sheridan, 1808-1877 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Norton, Caroline Sheridan, 1808-1877 -- Political and social views
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Norton, Caroline Sheridan, 1808-1877 -- Influence
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| SUBJECT |
Norton, Caroline Sheridan, 1808-1877 fast |
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Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- England -- History -- 19th century
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Women -- Political activity -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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Feminism -- England -- History -- 19th century
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Literary studies: general.
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Gender studies: women.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Literature.
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Feminism
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Political and social views
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Women and literature
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Women -- Political activity
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England
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780230620414 |
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0230620418 |
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0230612172 |
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9780230612174 |
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1282507745 |
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9781282507746 |
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