Women and Literary Celebrity in the Nineteenth Century : the transatlantic production of fame and gender
Weber, Brenda R.
Women and Literary Celebrity in the Nineteenth Century : the transatlantic production of fame and gender / Brenda R Weber - Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2012. - xiv, 259 pages 24cm - Ashgate series in nineteenth-century transatlantic studies. .
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Reconstructing Charlotte; 3 "Great genius breaks all bonds"; 4 Correcting the Record, Creating a New One; 5 The Text as Child; Conclusion; Afterword; Works Cited; Index.
Focusing on representations of women's literary celebrity in nineteenth-century nonfiction and fiction, Weber examines the transatlantic cultural politics of gender, sex and the body. Looking at discursive patterns and texts by authors like Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, Fanny Fern, Margaret Oliphant and Eliza Potter that feature successful woman writers, Weber argues that discursive representations of the legitimately famous woman used celebrity as a tactic for altering perceptions about femininity and female identity
9781138260573
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English
English and Old English literatures
English and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) literatures
English literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Fame -- History -- 19th century.
Sex role -- History -- 19th century.
Women authors -- Biography -- History and criticism.
820.9928 WEB
Women and Literary Celebrity in the Nineteenth Century : the transatlantic production of fame and gender / Brenda R Weber - Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2012. - xiv, 259 pages 24cm - Ashgate series in nineteenth-century transatlantic studies. .
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Reconstructing Charlotte; 3 "Great genius breaks all bonds"; 4 Correcting the Record, Creating a New One; 5 The Text as Child; Conclusion; Afterword; Works Cited; Index.
Focusing on representations of women's literary celebrity in nineteenth-century nonfiction and fiction, Weber examines the transatlantic cultural politics of gender, sex and the body. Looking at discursive patterns and texts by authors like Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, Fanny Fern, Margaret Oliphant and Eliza Potter that feature successful woman writers, Weber argues that discursive representations of the legitimately famous woman used celebrity as a tactic for altering perceptions about femininity and female identity
9781138260573
International Book Distributors :Flat No 17, Prakash Apartment 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi International Book Distributors :Flat No 17, Prakash Apartment 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi
English
English and Old English literatures
English and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) literatures
English literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Fame -- History -- 19th century.
Sex role -- History -- 19th century.
Women authors -- Biography -- History and criticism.
820.9928 WEB
