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Autore |
Jones Wendy S. |
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Titolo |
Consensual fictions : women, liberalism, and the English novel / / Wendy S. Jones |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2005 |
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©2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-5858-4 |
1-4426-2772-7 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (266 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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the Line -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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