Women and Literary Celebrity in the Nineteenth Century The Transatlantic Production of Fame and Gender |
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| Author:
| Weber, Brenda R. |
| Series title: | Ashgate Series in Nineteenth-Century Transatlantic Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4094-0073-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2012 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $259.00 |
Book Description:
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Focusing on representations of women's literary celebrity in nineteenth-century nonfiction and fiction, Brenda R. Weber examines the transatlantic cultural politics of gender, sex, and the body. Looking at discursive patterns and texts by authors like Charlotte Bront , Elizabeth Gaskell, Fanny Fern, Margaret Oliphant, and Eliza Potter that feature successful woman writers, Weber argues that discursive representations of the legitimately famous woman used celebrity as a tactic for...
More DescriptionFocusing on representations of women's literary celebrity in nineteenth-century nonfiction and fiction, Brenda R. Weber examines the transatlantic cultural politics of gender, sex, and the body. Looking at discursive patterns and texts by authors like Charlotte Bront , Elizabeth Gaskell, Fanny Fern, Margaret Oliphant, and Eliza Potter that feature successful woman writers, Weber argues that discursive representations of the legitimately famous woman used celebrity as a tactic for altering perceptions about femininity and female identity.