American Realist Fictions of Marriage

From Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton to Frances Harper, Pauline Hopkins

Nonfiction, Computers, Advanced Computing, Theory, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, French, American
Cover of the book American Realist Fictions of Marriage by Kelli V. Randall, Peter Lang
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Kelli V. Randall ISBN: 9781433144318
Publisher: Peter Lang Publication: October 30, 2017
Imprint: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers Language: English
Author: Kelli V. Randall
ISBN: 9781433144318
Publisher: Peter Lang
Publication: October 30, 2017
Imprint: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Language: English

American Realist Fictions of Marriage: From Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton to Frances Harper, Pauline Hopkins intervenes in the field of American literary realism by arguing that selected marriage fiction of Kate Chopin, Frances Harper, Pauline Hopkins, Williams Dean Howells, Emma Dunham-Kelly, and Edith Wharton interrogates the possibility of harmonious societies based on racial, gender, and social equality. Megda (1891), An Imperative Duty (1891), Iola Leroy (1892), The Awakening (1899), Contending Forces (1900), and The House of Mirth (1905) express suspicion about marriage and its potential consequences. These six novels use marriage as a forum to explore the problem of the “color line,” sexism, and class difference that promoted social boundaries. These novels demonstrate how choices about marriage made by female protagonists are metaphorical representations of social equality while simultaneously revealing threats to that ideal vision. In a wider context, American Realist Fictions of Marriage aims to widen the conventional narrow focus on canonical realist writers by highlighting intellectual exchanges that were taking place between traditional and non-traditional writers about marriage.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

American Realist Fictions of Marriage: From Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton to Frances Harper, Pauline Hopkins intervenes in the field of American literary realism by arguing that selected marriage fiction of Kate Chopin, Frances Harper, Pauline Hopkins, Williams Dean Howells, Emma Dunham-Kelly, and Edith Wharton interrogates the possibility of harmonious societies based on racial, gender, and social equality. Megda (1891), An Imperative Duty (1891), Iola Leroy (1892), The Awakening (1899), Contending Forces (1900), and The House of Mirth (1905) express suspicion about marriage and its potential consequences. These six novels use marriage as a forum to explore the problem of the “color line,” sexism, and class difference that promoted social boundaries. These novels demonstrate how choices about marriage made by female protagonists are metaphorical representations of social equality while simultaneously revealing threats to that ideal vision. In a wider context, American Realist Fictions of Marriage aims to widen the conventional narrow focus on canonical realist writers by highlighting intellectual exchanges that were taking place between traditional and non-traditional writers about marriage.

More books from Peter Lang

Cover of the book Hollywood Raises Political Consciousness by Kelli V. Randall
Cover of the book Women Lead by Kelli V. Randall
Cover of the book Der GmbH-Geschaeftsfuehrer als Verbraucher by Kelli V. Randall
Cover of the book George H.W. Bush by Kelli V. Randall
Cover of the book Sprachbezogene Curricula und Aufgaben in der beruflichen Bildung by Kelli V. Randall
Cover of the book Die Situation der Schuldnerin im englischen und im deutschen Insolvenzrecht by Kelli V. Randall
Cover of the book Socialist Literature by Kelli V. Randall
Cover of the book Ala di Mma in Umuohiagu by Kelli V. Randall
Cover of the book Explorations in Language and Linguistics by Kelli V. Randall
Cover of the book Die Stiftung auf Zeit und die Verbrauchsstiftung by Kelli V. Randall
Cover of the book Heidegger and the Problem of Evil by Kelli V. Randall
Cover of the book Interpersonal Arguing by Kelli V. Randall
Cover of the book Naturlauf by Kelli V. Randall
Cover of the book Post- and Transhumanism by Kelli V. Randall
Cover of the book Innovation der Innovation by Kelli V. Randall
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy