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Reading Women Writing |
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Reading women writing.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-302) and index. |
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Description based on print version record. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the great woman writer, the canon, and feminist tradition -- 1. Something to do : the ideology of influence and the context of contemporary feminism -- 2. The burden of personality : biographical criticism and narrative strategy -- 3. Eliot and Woolf as historians of the common life -- 4. Miracles in fetters: heroism and the selfless ideal -- 5. Trespassing in cultural history : the heroines of Romola and Orlando -- 6. 'God was cruel when he made women' : Felix Holt and The years -- 7. 'The ancient consciousness of woman' : a feminist archaeology of Daniel Deronda and between the acts. |
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Greatness Engendered; Contents; Preface; Frequently Cited Works; Introduction: The Great Woman Writer, the Canon, and Feminist Tradition; 1. Something to Do: The Ideology of Influence and the Context of Contemporary Feminism; 2. The Burden of Personality: Biographical Criticism and Narrative Strategy; 3. Eliot and Woolf as Historians of the Common Life; 4. Miracles in Fetters: Heroism and the Selfless Ideal; 5. Trespassing in Cultural History: The Heroines of Romola and Orlando; 6. ""God was cruel when he made women"": Felix Holt and The Years. |
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7. ""The Ancient Consciousness of Woman"": A Feminist Archaeology of Daniel Deronda and Between the ActsWorks Cited; Index. |
| Summary |
In this forceful and compelling book, Alison Booth traces through the novels, essays, and other writings of George Eliot and Virginia Woolf radically conflicting attitudes on the part of each toward the possibility of feminine greatness. |
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Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Eliot, George, 1819-1880 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvMwKPTBbBxRWQxdcrH4q
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Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqKgYt3RrY4vtrh9j9CcP
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Eliot, George 1819-1880
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Woolf, Virginia 1882-1941
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Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Eliot, George.
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Woolf, Virginia.
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English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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Women and literature -- Great Britain.
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Femmes et littérature -- Grande-Bretagne.
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English fiction -- Women authors
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Women and literature
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Great Britain https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP
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Vrouwen.
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Reputatie.
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English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History.
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Eliot, 1819-1880 Criticism and interpretation |
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Eliot, George 1819-1880 Criticism and interpretation |
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English Women History and criticism |
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English fiction Women authors History and criticism |
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Women Great Britain |
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Women and literature Great Britain |
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Woolf, 1882-1941 Criticism and interpretation |
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Woolf, Virginia 1882-1941 Criticism and interpretation |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Greatness engendered Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 1992 0801426286 (cloth) (DLC) 91028120 |
| ISBN |
0801426286 cloth |
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0801499305 pbk. |
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9781501722806 ebook |
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1501722808 |
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9780801426285 |
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1501722794 |
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9781501722790 |
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0801426286 |
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9781501727771 |
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9780801499302 |
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GBVCP 1018223436 |
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