Vessels of Meaning: Women's Bodies, Gender Norms, and Class Bias from Richardson to Lawrence

by Laura Fasick

Overview

Fasick (English, Moorhead State U.) traces the progression of images of women's bodies through two centuries of English literature to construct a historical overview of class and gender relations as reflected in the English novel. She focuses on ways women have been depicted as possessing nurturing

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780875802213
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	04/01/1997
Edition description:	1
Pages:	241
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

Fasick (English, Moorhead State U.) traces the progression of images of women's bodies through two centuries of English literature to construct a historical overview of class and gender relations as reflected in the English novel. She focuses on ways women have been depicted as possessing nurturing qualities that distinguish them from men in work by authors including Samuel Richardson, Frances Burney, Charles Dickens, and Charlotte Bront<:e>, and uses conduct books and periodical literature of the time to illuminate primary texts. For students of the novel, 18th-19th century fiction, and women's studies. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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