Feminine Subjects in Masculine Fiction

Modernity, Will and Desire, 1870-1910

Autori

• M. Miller

Parametri

• 220 pagine
• 8 ore di lettura

• Arte / Cultura
• Scienze politiche & Politica
• Scienze sociali
• Sulla letteratura

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The book explores the complex portrayal of female characters in literature between 1870 and 1910, highlighting how male authors envisioned new roles for women while simultaneously depicting them as enigmatic objects of desire. It delves into how these elusive figures influenced the evolution of fiction into a form of Art, revealing the tension between representation and idealization in literature during this transformative period.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2013

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