Greatness Engendered: George Eliot and Virginia Woolf (Reading Women Writing) - Softcover

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Booth, Alison

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9780801499302: Greatness Engendered: George Eliot and Virginia Woolf (Reading Women Writing)
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ISBN 10: 0801499305 ISBN 13: 9780801499302
Publisher: Cornell University Press, 1992

Synopsis

The egotism that fuels the desire for greatness has been associated exclusively with men, according to one feminist view; yet many women cannot suppress the need to strive for greatness. In this forceful and compelling book, Alison Booth traces through the novels, essays, and other writings of George Eliot and Virginia Woolf radically conflicting attitudes on the part of each toward the possibility of feminine greatness. Examining the achievements of Eliot and Woolf in their social contexts, she provides a challenging model of feminist historical criticism.

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About the Author

Alison Booth is Professor of English at the University of Virginia and Director of the Scholars' Lab at the University of Virginia Library. She is the author of How to Make It as a Woman: Collective Biographical History from Victoria to the Present, winner of the Barbara Penny Kanner Award.

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Publisher
Cornell University Press
Publication date
1992
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0801499305
ISBN 13 
9780801499302
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
336
Rating
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