Women, Power and Subversion (Routledge Revivals): Social Strategies in British Fiction, 1778-1860

by Judith Lowder Newton

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First published in 1981, this book explores the reactions of some female writers to the social effects of industrial capitalism between 1778 and 1860. The period set in motion a crisis over the status of middle-class women that culminated in the constructed idea of "women's proper sphere". This concept disguised inequities between men and women, first by asserting the reality of female power, and then by restricting it to self-sacrificing influence.

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Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:041563654X

ISBN13:9780415636544

Release Date:August 2012

Publisher:Routledge

Length:228 Pages

Weight:0.91 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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