The "improper" feminine : the women's sensation novel and the new woman writing
Pykett, Lyn, 1947-1992
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The first comparative study of the women's sensation novel of the 1860s and the New Woman fiction of the 1890s, two genres which undermined the ideal of the 'proper feminine' and dangerously put female sexuality on the literary agenda.
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London : Routledge, 1992.
Collation:
xi, 235p. ; 23cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780415049283
Dewey class:
823.8099287823
Language:
English
Subject:
English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticismFeminism and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryWomen and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryEnglish fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticismFeminist fiction, English -- History and criticismFiction -- Authorship -- Sex differencesWomen's rights in literatureSensationalism in literatureFemininity in literatureSex role in literatureSex in literature
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1149463
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