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Genius Envy - Women Shaping French Poetic History, 1801-1900 (Hardcover)
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Genius Envy - Women Shaping French Poetic History, 1801-1900 (Hardcover)
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In Genius Envy, Adrianna M. Paliyenko uncovers a forgotten history:
the multiplicity and diversity of nineteenth-century French women's
poetic voices. Conservative critics of the time attributed the
phenomenon of genius to masculinity and dismissed the work of
female authors as "feminine literature." Despite the efforts of
leading thinkers, critics, and literary historians to erase women
from the pages of literary history, Paliyenko shows how these
female poets invigorated the debate about the origins of genius and
garnered considerable recognition in their time for their
creativity and bold aesthetic ideas. This fresh account of French
women poets' contributions to literature probes the history of
their critical reception. The result is an encounter with the texts
of celebrated writers such as Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, Anais
Segalas, Malvina Blanchecotte, Louisa Siefert, and Louise
Ackermann. Glimpses at the different stages of each poet's career
show that these women explicitly challenged the notion of genius as
gender specific, thus advocating for their rightful place in the
canon. A prodigious contribution to studies of nineteenth-century
French poetry, Paliyenko's book reexamines the reception of poetry
by women within and beyond its original context. This balanced and
comprehensive treatment of their work uncovers the multiple ways in
which women poets sought to define their place in history.
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