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Resisting the Marriage Plot - Faith and Female Agency in Austen, Bronte, Gaskell, and Wollstonecraft (Paperback)
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Resisting the Marriage Plot - Faith and Female Agency in Austen, Bronte, Gaskell, and Wollstonecraft (Paperback)
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"I cannot suppose any situation more distressing than for a woman
of sensibility with an improving mind to be bound to such a man as
I have described." Mary Wollstonecraft's response to one of her
early critics points to the fact that fiction has long been
employed by authors to cast a vision for social change. Less
acknowledged, however, has been the role of the Christian faith in
such works. In this Studies in Theology and the Arts volume,
literary scholar Dalene Joy Fisher explores the work of four
beloved female novelists: Jane Austen, Anne Bronte, Elizabeth
Gaskell, and Mary Wollstonecraft. Each of these authors, she
argues, appealed to the Christian faith through their heroines to
challenge cultural expectations regarding women, especially in
terms of marriage. Although Christianity has all too often been
used to oppress women, Fisher demonstrates that in the hands of
these novelists and through the actions of their characters, it
could also be a transformative force to liberate women. The Studies
in Theology and the Arts series encourages Christians to
thoughtfully engage with the relationship between their faith and
artistic expression, with contributions from both theologians and
artists on a range of artistic media including visual art, music,
poetry, literature, film, and more.
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