|
|
1 |
Grant Allen The Woman Who Did
Broadview Press 1551115107 / 9781551115108 PAPERBACK Very Good
1551115107 Editorial Reviews n nReview nA splendid resource for those interested in the Victorian fin de siècle, and the nineteenth-century Woman Question. -- Kathy Alexis Psomiades, Duke University n nThis meticulously edited reprint of Grant Allen's notorious 1895 novel is an important and very welcome addition... -- Ann L. Ardis, University of Delaware n nProduct Description nThe controversial subject matter of Grant Allen's novel, The Woman Who Did, made it a major bestseller in 1895. It tells the story of Herminia Barton, a university-educated New Woman who, because of her belief that marriage oppresses women, refuses to marry her lover even though she shares his bed and bears his child. Her ideals come into disastrous conflict with intensely patriarchal late Victorian England. Indeed, Allen intended his novel to shock readers into a serious exploration of some of the major issues in fin de siècle sexual politics, issues that he himself, in various periodical articles under the rubric of the Woman Question, had played a leading role in opening up to public debate. n nThis Broadview edition contains a critical introduction as well as a rich selection of appendices which include excerpts from Allen's writings on women, sex, and marriage; contemporary writings writings on the Sex Problem; documents pertaining to the Marriage Debate; contemporary responses to the novel; and excerpts from two parodies of the novel.
Price:
2.00 EUR
|
