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Victorian domesticity : families in the life and art of Louisa May Alcott / Charles Strickland ; foreword by Robert Coles.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Strickland, Charles, 1930-2019, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.
- Alcott, Louisa May.
- Domestic fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Domestic fiction, American.
- Women and literature--United States--History--19th century.
- Women and literature.
- Families--United States--History--19th century.
- Families.
- Authors, American--19th century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Feminism and literature--United States.
- Feminism and literature.
- March family (Fictitious characters).
- Families in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (218 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University Alabama Press, 1985.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The subject of Victorian Domesticity is family life in America.The life and works of Louisa May Alcott served as the vehicle for exploring and analyzing this subject.Although Alcott was deeply influenced by popular currents of sentimentality, her own experience exposed her to the confusions and contradictions generated when sentiment confronted.
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1: Alcott's Heritage: The Sentimental Revolution; Chapter 2: The Contradictions of a Sentimental Childhood: Louisa's Early Years; Chapter 3: Growing Up Female and the Family Claim; Chapter 4: Three Audiences and Three Images of Young Womanhood; Chapter 5: Feminism and the Family; Chapter 6: From Old-Fashioned Families to Families of Fashion: The Curse of Success; Chapter 7: Companionate Marriage and the Androgynous Ideal; Chapter 8: The Nurture of the Child: The Sentimental Legacy
- Chapter 9: The Family and the World: The Privatization of UtopiaEpilogue: The Legacy of Victorian Domesticity; Notes; Works Cited; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-9043-X
- OCLC:
- 568456460
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