Fanny Lewald and nineteenth-century constructions of femininity / Vanessa Van Ornam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Ornam, Vanessa, 1957-

Contributor:

Class of 1932 Fund.

Series:

North American studies in nineteenth-century German literature ; v. 29.

North American studies in nineteenth-century German literature ; vol. 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lewald, Fanny, 1811-1889--Political and social views.

Lewald, Fanny.

Lewald, Fanny, 1811-1889.

Women in literature.

Femininity in literature.

Feminism and literature.

Women--Germany--History--19th century.

Women.

Political and social views.

Germany.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 192 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Fanny Lewald and 19th century constructions of femininity

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : P. Lang, [2002]

Contents:

Introduction: "Werde Weib, Sophie!" Yes, But How? 1

Chapter 1 "Wollen Sie mit einer Kranken rechten? Lassen Sie ihr den Willen!": Lewald and Nineteenth-Century Medical Discourse 11

Chapter 2 "Die Frauen sind die Reprasentanten der Liebe wie die Manner des Rechts": Lewald's Revisions of the Female "Rechtsperson" 45

Chapter 3 "Behandelt uns wie Manner, damit wir tuchtige Frauen werden konnen": Lewald and Her Contemporaries on Women's Education 89

Chapter 4 "Da[beta] dir ziehe Gluck ins Haus/Schaue nicht zu weit hinaus!": Lewald and Domestic Ideology 125

Conclusion: Re-Reading Sophie 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-192).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

0820451010

OCLC:

44046864