東華大學圖書館 |

Language: English

Help

回圖書館首頁

手機版館藏查詢

Back

Switch To: Labeled | MARC Mode | ISBD

Literary representations: Reading a...

Thomas, Jessika L.

Linked to FindBook

Google Book

Amazon

博客來

Literary representations: Reading and writing femininity in eighteenth century novels.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Literary representations: Reading and writing femininity in eighteenth century novels./
Author:	Thomas, Jessika L.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2007,
Description:	259 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-03, Section: A, page: 9890.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International69-03A.
Subject:	English literature. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3308863
ISBN:	9780549552659

Literary representations: Reading and writing femininity in eighteenth century novels.
Thomas, Jessika L.

Literary representations: Reading and writing femininity in eighteenth century novels. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2007 - 259 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-03, Section: A, page: 9890.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--West Virginia University, 2007.

Fictional depictions of feminine reading and writing practices reveal transformations in expectations of women's roles due to changes in economic, political, social, and familial structures during the eighteenth century. Luce Irigaray's concern with the relationship between cultural influences and individual development offers a new perspective for considering female authors' representations of literary women and femininity. This dissertation utilizes Irigaray's cultural and psychoanalytic critiques of masculine discourse to develop a methodology for analyzing women's reactions, as they are revealed through fictional characters, against prohibitions that limited their engagement in literary activities.

ISBN: 9780549552659Subjects--Topical Terms:

516356
English literature.

Literary representations: Reading and writing femininity in eighteenth century novels.
LDR:02489nmm a2200301 4500 001 2120555
005 20170720091034.5
008 180830s2007 ||||||||||||||||| ||eng d
020 $a 9780549552659
035 $a (MiAaPQ)AAI3308863
035 $a AAI3308863
040 $a MiAaPQ $c MiAaPQ
100 1 $a Thomas, Jessika L. $3 3282495
245 1 0 $a Literary representations: Reading and writing femininity in eighteenth century novels.
260 1 $a Ann Arbor : $b ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, $c 2007
300 $a 259 p.
500 $a Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-03, Section: A, page: 9890.
500 $a Adviser: Marilyn Francus.
502 $a Thesis (Ph.D.)--West Virginia University, 2007.
520 $a Fictional depictions of feminine reading and writing practices reveal transformations in expectations of women's roles due to changes in economic, political, social, and familial structures during the eighteenth century. Luce Irigaray's concern with the relationship between cultural influences and individual development offers a new perspective for considering female authors' representations of literary women and femininity. This dissertation utilizes Irigaray's cultural and psychoanalytic critiques of masculine discourse to develop a methodology for analyzing women's reactions, as they are revealed through fictional characters, against prohibitions that limited their engagement in literary activities.
520 $a Female protagonists challenge social boundaries through their reading and writing in Aphra Behn's Love-Letters Between a Noble-man and His Sister, Charlotte Lennox's The Female Quixote, and Amelia Opie's Adeline Mowbray. Behn's Silvia chooses love over family obligations, Lennox's Arabella demands male submission to her feminine perspective, and Opie's Adeline struggles to determine the validity of parental and societal authority. The protagonists in these novels engage in writing, acting, and interacting with women in order to begin the process of self-definition to generate a femininity that encompasses more than a reaction to masculine ideals. Ultimately, these female characters achieve individualized success through their writing, reading, and learning, thus validating their literary activities and their authors' work.
590 $a School code: 0256.
650 4 $a English literature. $3 516356
650 4 $a Women's studies. $3 526816
690 $a 0593
690 $a 0453
710 2 $a West Virginia University. $3 1017532
773 0 $t Dissertation Abstracts International $g 69-03A.
790 $a 0256
791 $a Ph.D.
792 $a 2007
793 $a English
856 4 0 $u http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3308863