Mistress of the House: Women of Property in the Victorian NovelThis exploration of gender and property ownership in eight important novels argues that property is a decisive undercurrent in narrative structures and modes, as well as an important gender signature in society and culture. Tim Dolin suggests that the formal development of nineteenth-century domestic fiction can only be understood in the context of changes in the theory and laws of property: indeed femininity and its representation cannot be considered separately from property relations and their reform. He presents original readings of novels in which a woman owns, acquires or loses property, focusing on exchanges between patriarchal cultural authority, the 'woman question' and narrative form, and on the place of domestic fiction in a culture in which property relations and gender relations are subject to radical review. Each chapter revolves around a representative text, but refers substantially to other material, both other novels and contemporary social, legal, political and feminist commentary. |
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... Victorian Novel. (The Nineteenth Century series) 1. English fiction—19th century—History and criticism. 2. Property in literature. 3. Women in literature. I. Title. 823.8'09355 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dolin ...
... Victorian Novel. (The Nineteenth Century series) 1. English fiction—19th century—History and criticism. 2. Property in literature. 3. Women in literature. I. Title. 823.8'09355 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dolin ...
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Women of Property in the Victorian Novel Tim Dolin. Dolin , Tim , 1959– Mistress of the house : women of property in ... fiction - 19th century - History and criticism . 2. Domestic fiction , English – History and criticism . 3 ...
Women of Property in the Victorian Novel Tim Dolin. Dolin , Tim , 1959– Mistress of the house : women of property in ... fiction - 19th century - History and criticism . 2. Domestic fiction , English – History and criticism . 3 ...
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Women of Property in the Victorian Novel Tim Dolin. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents. Contents. Preface Acknowledgements Dedication Introduction: Women, property, and Victorian fiction 1 A woman, and something more: Shirley 2 ...
Women of Property in the Victorian Novel Tim Dolin. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents. Contents. Preface Acknowledgements Dedication Introduction: Women, property, and Victorian fiction 1 A woman, and something more: Shirley 2 ...
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Women of Property in the Victorian Novel Tim Dolin. For Lucy Introduction Women , property , and Victorian fiction Women ,
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Women of Property in the Victorian Novel Tim Dolin. Introduction Women , property , and Victorian fiction Women , more than any other members of the community , suffer from over - legislation . Barbara Bodichon , A Brief Summary of the ...
Women of Property in the Victorian Novel Tim Dolin. Introduction Women , property , and Victorian fiction Women , more than any other members of the community , suffer from over - legislation . Barbara Bodichon , A Brief Summary of the ...
Contents
Shirley | |
Cranford and its belongings | |
Villette | |
The Moonstone | |
Hardys uncovered women | |
Diana of the Crossways | |
A brief summary of the laws | |
The Caroline Norton affair | |
Index | |
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