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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813824203321

Autore

Jones Wendy S.

Titolo

Consensual fictions : women, liberalism, and the English novel / / Wendy S. Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2005

©2005

ISBN

1-4426-5858-4

1-4426-2772-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 pages)

Collana

Heritage

Disciplina

823/.8093522

Soggetti

English fiction - 19th century - History and criticism

Marriage in literature

English fiction - Women authors - History and criticism

English fiction - 18th century - History and criticism

Feminist fiction, English - History and criticism

Feminism and literature - Great Britain

Women and literature - Great Britain

Consent (Law) - Great Britain

Married women in literature

Liberalism in literature

Women in literature

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Married Love and Its Consequences -- 2. Virtuous Libertines and Liberated Virgins: Sir Charles Grandison -- 3. 'No small part of a woman's portion': Love, Duty, and Society in Persuasion -- 4. Feminism and Contract Theory in He Knew He Was Right -- 5. Margaret Oliphant's Women Who Want Too Much -- 6. Liberalism and Feminism: The End of



the Line -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Consensual Fictions, Wendy S. Jones focuses on the English novel of the period to explore the relationship between married love, classic liberal thought, and novelistic form.