| Description |
ix, 210 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-205) and index. |
| Contents |
1. What is a woman? Victorian constructions of femininity. Religious prescriptions and cultural reflections ; The biological sciences ; An unhealthy mind in an unhealthy body? ; Evolutionary theory and the social sciences ; Entering the gender debate. -- 2. The Darwinian moment: the woman that never evolved. Separate species and separate spheres: Andrea Barrett, The voyage of the Narwhal, 1855-1856 ; Darwin and romantic love: A.S. Byatt, Morpho Eugenia. -- 3. "Criminals, idiots, women and minors': deviant minds in deviant bodies. Madwoman or bad woman? Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace ; Criminal influence: Sarah Waters, Affinity. -- 4. Subversive spirits: spiritualism and female desire. 'Power words': Victoria Glendinning, Electricity ; Gender and poetry: A.S. Byatt, The conjugial angel ; Spiritualism, psychology and history: Michele Roberts, In the red kitchen. -- 5. Degeneration and sexual anarchy. The newly born woman: Angela Carter, Nights at the circus ; Performing gender: Sarah Waters, Tipping the velvet. -- 6. Evolutionary thought, gender and race. 'Ain't I a woman?: Toni Morrison's Beloved. |
| Subject |
Feminist fiction, English -- History and criticism.
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Historical fiction, English -- History and criticism.
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English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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Feminism and literature -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 20th century.
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Women and literature -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 20th century.
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Women -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Historiography.
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Feminism in literature.
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Sex role in literature.
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Women in literature.
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| ISBN |
1403917272 (cloth) |
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9781403917270 (cloth) |
| Standard No. |
9781403917272 |
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NLGGC 272109509 |
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YDXCP 100371791 |
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NZ1 9024393 |
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AU@ 000026456565 |
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