Women and literary celebrity in the nineteenth century: the transatlantic production of fame and gender
Auteur :
Weber, Brenda R.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781409400738
Date de publication :
28 mai 2012
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
680 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Focusing on representations of women's literary celebrity in nineteenth-century biographies, autobiographical accounts, periodicals, and fiction, the author analyzes the complex codes connected to transatlantic formations of gender/sex, the body, and literary celebrity as women authors proactively resisted a backlash against their own success.