Greatness Engendered : George Eliot and Virginia Woolf / Alison Booth
1992, First Edition. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #388251
ISBN: 0801426286
Physical description: 336 pages; 21cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. In English. Contents: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Frequently Cited Works -- Introduction: The Great Woman Writer, the Canon, and Feminist Tradition -- 1 . Something to Do: The Ideology o f 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 -- Works Cited -- Index
Subjects: Eliot, George 1819-1880 Criticism and interpretation. Woolf, Virginia 1882-1941 Criticism and interpretation.
Eliot, George 1819-1880 Criticism and interpretation.
Woolf, Virginia 1882-1941 Criticism and interpretation.
Eliot, George 1819-1880.
Woolf, Virginia. Eliot, George 1819-1880.
Woolf, Virginia 1882-1941.
Eliot, George 1819-1880 Criticism and interpretation.
Woolf, Virginia 1882-1941 Criticism and interpretation.
Woolf, Virginia. English fiction Women authors History and criticism.
Women and literature Great Britain. Womens Studies.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors. Women and literature. English fiction Women authors History and criticism.
Women and literature Great Britain. Women and literature. English fiction.
Women authors, English History & criticism.
Women & literature Great Britain History. Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941.
English Fiction Women Authors. Femmes et littérature Grande-Bretagne.
English fiction Women authors. Women and literature. Vrouwen.
Reputatie. English fiction Women authors History and criticism. Women and literature Great Britain History. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Women and literature Great Britain History. English fiction Women authors History and criticism. Women and literature Great Britain.
Great Britain. Literature: history & criticism. Eliot, 1819-1880 Criticism and interpretation. English Women History and criticism.
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