GREATNESS ENGENDERED : george eliot and virginia woolf.

The egotism that fuels the desire for greatness has been associated exclusively with men, according to one feminist view; yet many women cannot suppress the need to strive for greatness. In this forceful and compelling book, Alison Booth traces through the novels, essays, and other writings of Georg...

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Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	ITHACA : CORNELL University Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Eliot, George, > 1819-1880 > Criticism and interpretation. Woolf, Virginia, > 1882-1941 > Criticism and interpretation. Eliot, George, > 1819-1880 Woolf, Virginia, > 1882-1941 English fiction > Women authors > History and criticism. Women and literature > Great Britain. Femmes et littérature > Grande-Bretagne. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh English fiction > Women authors Women and literature Great Britain Literature: history & criticism Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:	The egotism that fuels the desire for greatness has been associated exclusively with men, according to one feminist view; yet many women cannot suppress the need to strive for greatness. In this forceful and compelling book, Alison Booth traces through the novels, essays, and other writings of George Eliot and Virginia Woolf radically conflicting attitudes on the part of each toward the possibility of feminine greatness. Examining the achievements of Eliot and Woolf in their social contexts, she provides a challenging model of feminist historical criticism.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
ISBN:	1501722794 9781501722790