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Greatness engendered : George Eliot and Virginia Woolf / Alison Booth

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Booth, Alison
Published
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1992.
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1 online resource (332 pages).
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Contents
Introduction : the great woman writer, the canon, and feminist tradition -- 1. Something to do : the ideology of influence and the context of contemporary feminism -- 2. The burden of personality : biographical criticism and narrative strategy -- 3. Eliot and Woolf as historians of the common life -- 4. Miracles in fetters: heroism and the selfless ideal -- 5. Trespassing in cultural history : the heroines of Romola and Orlando -- 6. 'God was cruel when he made women' : Felix Holt and The years -- 7. 'The ancient consciousness of woman' : a feminist archaeology of Daniel Deronda and between the acts., Greatness Engendered; Contents; Preface; Frequently Cited Works; Introduction: The Great Woman Writer, the Canon, and Feminist Tradition; 1. Something to Do: The Ideology of Influence and the Context of Contemporary Feminism; 2. The Burden of Personality: Biographical Criticism and Narrative Strategy; 3. Eliot and Woolf as Historians of the Common Life; 4. Miracles in Fetters: Heroism and the Selfless Ideal; 5. Trespassing in Cultural History: The Heroines of Romola and Orlando; 6. ""God was cruel when he made women"": Felix Holt and The Years., and 7. ""The Ancient Consciousness of Woman"": A Feminist Archaeology of Daniel Deronda and Between the ActsWorks Cited; Index.
Summary
In this forceful and compelling book, Alison Booth traces through the novels, essays, and other writings of George Eliot and Virginia Woolf radically conflicting attitudes on the part of each toward the possibility of feminine greatness.
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9781501722790 (electronic bk.)
1501722794 (electronic bk.)
9781501727771
9780801426285
9780801499302
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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