An edition of Women and literary celebrity in the nineteenth century
(2012)
Women and literary celebrity in the nineteenth century
the transatlantic production of fame and gender
by Brenda R. Weber
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English literature, History and criticism, American literature, Women authors, Sex role, Authorship, Women authors in literature, Fame, Biography, HistoryPlaces
United States, Great BritainTimes
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Women and literary celebrity in the nineteenth century: the transatlantic production of fame and gender
2012, Ashgate
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1409400735 9781409400738
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Table of Contents
Introduction : a right to call herself famous
Reconstructing Charlotte : the making of celebrated "female genius"
"A sort of monster" : Fanny Fern, fame's appetite, and the construction of the multivalent famous female author
"Great genius breaks all bonds" : Margaret Oliphant and the female literary greats
Correcting the record, creating a new one : Elizabeth Keckley's Behind the scenes and Eliza Potter's A hair-dresser's experience in high life
The text as child : gender/sex and metaphors of maternity at the fin de siècle
Conclusion : Doing her level best to play the man's game : literary hermaphrodites and the exceptional woman
Afterword : in search of the cult of Charlotte.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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