Elizabeth Gaskell: The Early Years

by John Chapple

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This pioneering study, described as 'a model of feminist criticism' (The Year's Work in English Studies) on first publication, revealed Gaskell as an important social analyst who deliberately challenged the Victorian disjunction between public and private ethical values, who maintained a steady resistance to aggressive authority, advocating female friendship, rational motherhood and the power of speech as forces for social change.
Since 1987, Gaskell's...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0719082420

ISBN13:9780719082429

Release Date:October 2009

Publisher:Manchester University Press

Length:512 Pages

Weight:1.59 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Arts & Literature Authors Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Criticism & Theory History History & Criticism Journalists Literature & Fiction Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Movements & Periods Professionals & Academics Specific Groups Women

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