A World Apart - Female Adolescence in the French Novel, 1870-1930 (Hardcover)

This is the first book-length study of female adolescence in the French novel of this period. It analyzes representations of the "world apart" of female adolescence in selected novels from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In the nineteenth century, several factors contributed to the shaping of a new social category for young women, which then gained increasing attention from writers. Art and life echoed one another, as novels about female adolescents created a social stir, and incited further discussion about the proper role for young women in French society. In this book, the author considers key novels of female adolescence from the period as a means of understanding the concerns and desires they embody. Examining these novels thematically and chronologically, Dr. Gale traces shifting social values and sexual roles and examines the ways in which various artistic, intellectual, or literary influences of each period shape its portraits of female adolescence. Novelists create their young female characters as French society undergoes parallel transformation. In this sense, female adolescents represent, for the novelists, the possible futures of France.

General

Imprint:	Bucknell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2010
First published:	May 2010
Authors:	Beth W. Gale
Dimensions:	244 x 163 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	231
ISBN-13:	978-1-61148-325-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works Promotions
LSN:	1-61148-325-5
Barcode:	9781611483253

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