Monstrous Motherhood - Eighteenth-Century Culture and the Ideology of Domesticity

Informationen zum Autor Marilyn Francus is an associate professor of English at West Virginia University. She is author of The Converting Imagination: Linguistic Theory and Swift’s Satiric Prose and editor of the Burney Journal . Klappentext Monstrous Motherhood will compel scholars in eighteenth-century studies, women's studies, family history, and cultural studies to reevaluate a foundational assumption that has driven much of the discourse in their fields. In short, Francus' book is an important insight into a complex topic. It uncovers fascinating material drawn from both historical and literary sources, delivering an invaluable and compelling study.--Teresa Barnard"BARS Bulletin and Review" (01/01/2012) Zusammenfassung Monstrous Motherhood will compel scholars in eighteenth-century studies! women's studies! family history! and cultural studies to reevaluate a foundational assumption that has driven much of the discourse in their fields.

Product details

• Authors: Marilyn Francus, Marilyn (West Virginia University) Francus, Francus Marilyn
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.02.2013
• EAN: 9781421407371
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-0737-1
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; English, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Women, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, Social and cultural history, Literary studies: general, Gender studies: women, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Gender studies: women and girls