: the transatlantic production of fame and gender Weber, Brenda R. creator Weber, Brenda R text Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate ©2012 monographic eng

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xiv, 259 pages 24cm 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 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. / Brenda R Weber 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 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 211220 20220307114703.0