George Eliot''s Feminism - 'The Right to Rebellion'

The question of whether or not George Eliot was what would now be called a feminist is a contentious one. This book argues, through a close study of her fiction, informed by examination of her life's story and by a comparison of her views to those of contemporary feminists, that George Eliot was more radical and more feminist than commonly thought.

List of contents

Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: "Conservative Reforming Intellect" 1. "Janet's Repentance": Marriage 2. Adam Bede : Vocation 3. The Mill on the Floss : Education, Vocation, and Marriage 4. Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe : Child Custody 5. Romola : Marriage and Learning 6. The Spanish Gypsy : Marriage 7. Felix Holt, the Radical : Marriage 8. Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life : Marriage and Vocation 9. Daniel Deronda : Child Abuse and Marriage Afterword Notes Bibliography Index

About the author

June Szirotny has taught English at the University of Missouri, Stanford University, Queens College, and the University of Illinois, USA. She has published a number of articles on George Eliot.

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Product details

• Authors: J. Szirotny, June Szirotny
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.04.2015
• EAN: 9781137406149
• ISBN: 978-1-137-40614-9
• No. of pages: 295
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; B, Gender Studies, Sociology, Fiction & related items, Feminism, Fiction, Feminism & feminist theory, Literature: history & criticism, Gender studies, gender groups, Literary theory, Feminist Theory, Feminism and feminist theory, European Literature, Literature, Modern—19th century, Nineteenth-Century Literature, British literature, British and Irish Literature, Fiction Literature, Palgrave Literature Collection, Literature—Philosophy