The Resource Femininity to feminism : women and literature in the nineteenth century, Susan Rubinow Gorsky
Femininity to feminism : women and literature in the nineteenth century, Susan Rubinow Gorsky
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- Summary
- The nineteenth century, a period marked by intense social, economic, and intellectual ferment, spawned the creation of lively and varied literary works by women. The writings of artists who were also social commentators--the Bronte sisters, Jane Austen, Harriet Martineau, George Eliot, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Kate Chopin--to name only a few--provide a vivid portrait of a tumultuous century. Most literary histories of the period have highlighted men's interpretations of the events and issues of the time, and have focused primarily on the public (and therefore predominantly male) social sphere. The facts of women's experience in this century, and of their increasingly public struggle to define themselves as whole and independent beings, has not been thoroughly examined in relation to their literary creation. In Femininity to Feminism, Susan Rubinow Gorsky combines social history research--including statistics about family life, women's education, and women in the work force--with an examination of the way these issues are presented in literature by and about women. Gorsky's work illuminates women's lives and writings in relation to the cultural attitudes that influenced their creation. Focusing on the intensity of women's struggle to find their own literary and political voices and to be heard in the public sphere, Gorsky traces the emergence of a shared self-consciousness that began to express itself in literary and social resistance to patriarchy. Her study looks at both male and female writers, examining works by such prominent authors as Charles Dickens, George Eliot, and Louisa May Alcott, as well as by Charlotte Yonge, Sarah Grand, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, and Elizabeth Gaskell--authors popular at the time but rarely read in the twentieth century--to provide a complete, balanced, and accurate portrait of how women's experience was utilized and transformed for literary purposes. The volume is foreworded by noted feminist scholar Nancy Walker. A lively, accessible, and thoroughly informed study of women's history and literature in the nineteenth century, Femininity to Feminism provides an enriching synthesis of the social and literary issues affecting women of the time
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 213 pages
- Contents
-
- Ch. 4.
- Employment: The Angel Takes Flight
- Ch. 5.
- Conclusion: "To Labor for the Elevation of My Sex"
- Foreword
- Nancy A. Walker
- Ch. 1.
- Introduction: Literature and Society
- Ch. 2.
- Marriage and Family: Gentle Ladies and New Women
- Ch. 3.
- Education: "The Bars Go Down"
- Isbn
- 9780805789751
- Label
- Femininity to feminism : women and literature in the nineteenth century
- Title
- Femininity to feminism
- Title remainder
- women and literature in the nineteenth century
- Statement of responsibility
- Susan Rubinow Gorsky
- Subject
-
- American literature -- Women authors | History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Englisch
- English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- English literature -- Women authors | History and criticism
- Femininity in literature
- Feminism and literature -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 19th century
- Frau
- Frauenliteratur
- Geschichte 1800-1900
- Großbritannien
- History
- Literatur
- USA
- Women and literature -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 19th century
- American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The nineteenth century, a period marked by intense social, economic, and intellectual ferment, spawned the creation of lively and varied literary works by women. The writings of artists who were also social commentators--the Bronte sisters, Jane Austen, Harriet Martineau, George Eliot, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Kate Chopin--to name only a few--provide a vivid portrait of a tumultuous century. Most literary histories of the period have highlighted men's interpretations of the events and issues of the time, and have focused primarily on the public (and therefore predominantly male) social sphere. The facts of women's experience in this century, and of their increasingly public struggle to define themselves as whole and independent beings, has not been thoroughly examined in relation to their literary creation. In Femininity to Feminism, Susan Rubinow Gorsky combines social history research--including statistics about family life, women's education, and women in the work force--with an examination of the way these issues are presented in literature by and about women. Gorsky's work illuminates women's lives and writings in relation to the cultural attitudes that influenced their creation. Focusing on the intensity of women's struggle to find their own literary and political voices and to be heard in the public sphere, Gorsky traces the emergence of a shared self-consciousness that began to express itself in literary and social resistance to patriarchy. Her study looks at both male and female writers, examining works by such prominent authors as Charles Dickens, George Eliot, and Louisa May Alcott, as well as by Charlotte Yonge, Sarah Grand, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, and Elizabeth Gaskell--authors popular at the time but rarely read in the twentieth century--to provide a complete, balanced, and accurate portrait of how women's experience was utilized and transformed for literary purposes. The volume is foreworded by noted feminist scholar Nancy Walker. A lively, accessible, and thoroughly informed study of women's history and literature in the nineteenth century, Femininity to Feminism provides an enriching synthesis of the social and literary issues affecting women of the time
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gorsky, Susan Rubinow
- Dewey number
- 820.9/9287/09034
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR115
- LC item number
- .G67 1992
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Twayne's women and literature series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- English literature
- Feminism and literature
- Women and literature
- American literature
- American literature
- English literature
- Femininity in literature
- Literatur
- Frau
- Frauenliteratur
- USA
- Großbritannien
- Englisch
- Label
- Femininity to feminism : women and literature in the nineteenth century, Susan Rubinow Gorsky
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-200) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Ch. 4.
- Employment: The Angel Takes Flight
- Ch. 5.
- Conclusion: "To Labor for the Elevation of My Sex"
- Foreword
- Nancy A. Walker
- Ch. 1.
- Introduction: Literature and Society
- Ch. 2.
- Marriage and Family: Gentle Ladies and New Women
- Ch. 3.
- Education: "The Bars Go Down"
- Control code
- 25411257
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 213 pages
- Isbn
- 9780805789751
- Isbn Type
- (hc : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 92005277
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1456265
- Label
- Femininity to feminism : women and literature in the nineteenth century, Susan Rubinow Gorsky
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-200) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Ch. 4.
- Employment: The Angel Takes Flight
- Ch. 5.
- Conclusion: "To Labor for the Elevation of My Sex"
- Foreword
- Nancy A. Walker
- Ch. 1.
- Introduction: Literature and Society
- Ch. 2.
- Marriage and Family: Gentle Ladies and New Women
- Ch. 3.
- Education: "The Bars Go Down"
- Control code
- 25411257
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 213 pages
- Isbn
- 9780805789751
- Isbn Type
- (hc : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 92005277
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1456265
Subject
- American literature -- Women authors | History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Englisch
- English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- English literature -- Women authors | History and criticism
- Femininity in literature
- Feminism and literature -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 19th century
- Frau
- Frauenliteratur
- Geschichte 1800-1900
- Großbritannien
- History
- Literatur
- USA
- Women and literature -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 19th century
- American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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