Resisting the marriage plot: faith and female agency in Austen, Brontë, Gaskell, and Wollstonecraft
"Fiction has long been used to cast vision for social change, but the role of Christian faith in such works has often been overlooked. In this STA volume, Dalene Joy Fisher examines how the works of Jane Austen, Anne Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Mary Wollstonecraft challenge cultural expectat...
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| Tipo di documento: | Stampa Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Downers Grove, Illinois
ivp Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press
[2021]
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| In: | Anno: 2021 |
| Periodico/Rivista: | Studies in theology and the arts
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| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Inglese
/ Donne e romanzo
/ Matrimonio (Motivo)
/ Storia 1798-1853
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
English fiction
Women authors
History and criticism
B Marriage in literature B Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn (1810-1865) B Heiratsantrag B Tesi universitaria B Christianity in literature B Wollstonecraft, Mary (1759-1797) B Women and literature (England) History 19th century B Austen, Jane (1775-1817) B Brontë, Charlotte (1816-1855) B English fiction 19th century History and criticism B Women and religion (England) History 19th century |
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Indice Quarta di copertina Literaturverzeichnis |
| Riepilogo: | "Fiction has long been used to cast vision for social change, but the role of Christian faith in such works has often been overlooked. In this STA volume, Dalene Joy Fisher examines how the works of Jane Austen, Anne Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Mary Wollstonecraft challenge cultural expectations of women and marriage, exploring how Christianity can be a transformative force of liberation"-- |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Literaturverzeichnis Seite 248-258 |
| ISBN: | 0830850716 |