Reflecting on Nana

First published in 1991, this book radically challenged the view of Nana as the story of an old fashioned femme fatale and reinterprets her as a feminist heroine who manages to overturn patriarchy. The author shows how Nana confronts the traditional social order and offers an alternative version. This work gives not just an original approach to the heroine herself, but the story of Zola's struggle with his vision of her and the subversive values she represents. This book will be of interest to students of literature and feminism.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Chapter One: Who is Nana? What is She? Chapter Two: …And What Has She Done? Chapter Three: How Does Zola See Nana? Chapter Four: Nana, Zola and the Other Women Chapter Five: The Men in Nana Chapter Six: Conclusion; List of Works Cited

About the author

Bernice Chitnis

Product details

• Authors: Bernice Chitnis
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138654587
• ISBN: 978-1-138-65458-7
• No. of pages: 100
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel; Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories