Subversive Discourse - The Cultural Production of Late Victorian Feminist Novels (Hardcover, 1995 ed.)

In the midst of political agitation and increased public visibility, late Victorian feminists turned to writing novels as a means of furthering their political cause without alienating readers. Subversive Discourse reevaluates this culturally significant literature that has long been considered sub-literary. An engaging investigation into the specific circumstances surrounding the production of late Victorian feminist novels, Subversive Discourse delves into the politics and ideologies feminist novels addressed and challenged. This study also considers how aesthetic ideologies served to contain and negate progressive literary agendas such as that of the feminists. Kranidis argues that the Realists appropriated feminist literary and social accomplishments and hence challenges the notion that the Realists were pro-feminist. The author outlines the character of late Victorian feminism, reactionary opposition to it, and the narrative and textual strategies devised by feminists to ensure their texts' publication in a conservative literary marketplace.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	1995
First published:	1995
Authors:	Rita S Kranidis
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	142
Edition:	1995 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-10739-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism
LSN:	0-312-10739-0
Barcode:	9780312107390

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