Protest and Reform - The British Social Narrative by Women 1827–1867

The social novel in 19th-century Britain has been considered the effort of a mostly male canon of writers. In this study, first published in 1985, Kestner challenges that assumption, arguing that it was female writers who initiated and advanced the tradition of using narrative fiction to register protest, expose abuses, and promote reform.

List of contents

Acknowledgments, 1. The Social Narrative, 2. The Early Decades, 3. The Eighteen Forties, 4. The Eighteen Fifties, 5. The Achievement, Bibliography, Index

Summary

The social novel in 19th-century Britain has been considered the effort of a mostly male canon of writers. In this study, first published in 1985, Kestner challenges that assumption, arguing that it was female writers who initiated and advanced the tradition of using narrative fiction to register protest, expose abuses, and promote reform.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Kestner, Kestner Joseph
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.09.2024
• EAN: 9781032314938
• ISBN: 978-1-03-231493-8
• No. of pages: 250
• Weight: 453 g
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women and Writing
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, 1837–1901 (Victorian period), Indian record