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Women novelists and the ethics of desire, 1684-1814 : in the voice of our biblical mothers / Elizabeth Kraft.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kraft, Elizabeth.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- English fiction--Women authors.
- English fiction--18th century--History and criticism.
- English fiction--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
- English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
- Women in literature.
- Desire in literature.
- Ethics in literature.
- Desire--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Desire.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2008]
- Contents:
- Introduction : in the voice of a woman
- Matriarchal desire and ethical relation
- Men and women in the garden of delight
- Sexual awakening and political power
- Hieroglyphics of desire
- His sister's song
- The forgotten woman
- The Lot motif
- Conclusion : the last word.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-190) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780754662808
- 0754662802
- OCLC:
- 167509340
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