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The seduction novel of the early nation : a call for socio-political reform / Donna R. Bontatibus. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bontatibus, Donna R., 1968-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Murray, Judith Sargent, 1751-1820--Criticism and interpretation.
- Murray, Judith Sargent.
- Foster, Hannah Webster, 1759-1840--Criticism and interpretation.
- Foster, Hannah Webster.
- Tenney, Tabitha, 1762-1837--Criticism and interpretation.
- Tenney, Tabitha.
- Rowson, Mrs., 1762-1824--Criticism and interpretation.
- Rowson.
- American fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- Seduction in literature.
- Feminism and literature--United States--History--19th century.
- Feminism and literature.
- Feminism and literature--United States--History--18th century.
- Women and literature--United States--History--18th century.
- Women and literature.
- Women and literature--United States--History--19th century.
- Feminist fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Feminist fiction, American.
- American fiction--Women authors--History and criticism--19th century--United States.
- Seduction in literature--History--18th century--United States.
- Feminism and literature--History--18th century--United States.
- Women and literature--History.
- Women and literature--History and criticism.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (126 p. )
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "In this new study, Donna Bontatibus explores the roots of the seduction novel in early America and uses it to mirror societal structures in the fledgling nation."--BOOK JACKET. "The novels of Susanna Rowson, Tabitha Tenney, Hannah Webster Foster, and Judith Sargent Murray and their use of the seduction plot reveals a complex set of social and political problems experienced by middle-class women of the early nation. Using these novels, Bontatibus shows a strong link between women's status in America and the American Revolution's failure to free women from neocolonialist oppression."--Jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Early American seduction novels
- Intervening before the fall
- Declarations of independence
- Seduction and neocolonization
- Conclusion: New era of female history
- Notes
- Works cited
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-116) and index.
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 0-585-18820-3
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