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OverviewWomen and the Rise of the Novel, 1405-1726 is the first theoretical study of early modern women's contribution to the rise of the novel. Named in its first edition an 'Outstanding Academic Book of the Year,' by Choice, this second, expanded edition includes two new chapters that extend its scope to include philosophical writings and memoirs. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. DonovanPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.297kg ISBN: 9781137354082ISBN 10: 1137354089 Pages: 217 Publication Date: 24 October 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Case of the Novel 2. Critical Irony, Standpoint Theory, and the Novel 3. The Women's Framed-Novelle: The French Tradition 4. The Women's Framed-Novelle: The Spanish and English Traditions 5. Circumstances Alter Cases: Women, Casuistry, and the Novel 6. The Nineties Generation: A Feminist Prosaics 7. The Case of Violenta 8. Women Against Romance 9. Women and the Latin Rhetorical Tradition 10. Women's Defense-Narratives and the Novel 11. Women and the Epistemology of the Novel ConclusionReviewsA work of extraordinary significance ... Donovan has defined the field clearly, forthrightly, often brilliantly. All future discussion of the subject begins here. - CHOICE Significant, ambitious, and timely ... At its best Donovan's work precisely and elegantly. - Modern Philology [The] arguments are elegantly presented ... lively and erudite. - The Comparatist Although Donovan establishes a complex theoretical framework, her study is accessible and jargon free. Informed, judicious, and insightful, Women and the Rise of the Novel should be required reading for all students of early fiction. - Eighteenth Century Woman Donovan's straightforward prose is easy and pleasant to read and her central points are ... articulately stated. - Speculum Add[s] substantially to our understanding of the prehistory of the novel. - Huntington Library Quarterly Illuminating ... offers a convincing thesis. - Renaissance Quarterly Valuable contribution ... very useful. - Studies in the Novel Provides useful new ways of thinking about women writers and the novel. - Studies in English Literature Donovan reveals a previously unseen vista for scholars of the early novel or women's writing. - Sixteenth Century Bold and provocative. - Eighteenth-Century Studies A work of extraordinary significance ... Donovan has defined the field clearly, forthrightly, often brilliantly. All future discussion of the subject begins here. - CHOICE Significant, ambitious, and timely ... At its best Donovan's work precisely and elegantly. - Modern Philology [The] arguments are elegantly presented ... lively and erudite. - The Comparatist Although Donovan establishes a complex theoretical framework, her study is accessible and jargon free. Informed, judicious, and insightful, Women and the Rise of the Novel should be required reading for all students of early fiction. - Eighteenth Century Woman Donovan's straightforward prose is easy and pleasant to read and her central points are ... articulately stated. - Speculum Add[s] substantially to our understanding of the prehistory of the novel. - Huntington Library Quarterly Illuminating ... offers a convincing thesis. - Renaissance Quarterly Valuable contribution ... very useful. - Studies in the Novel Provides useful new ways of thinking about women writers and the novel. - Studies in English Literature Donovan reveals a previously unseen vista for scholars of the early novel or women's writing. - Sixteenth Century Bold and provocative. - Eighteenth-Century Studies It provides a wealth of important information ... well worth reading. - Early Modern Women Journal A work of extraordinary significance . . . Donovan has defined the field clearly, forthrightly, often brilliantly. All future discussion of the subject begins here. - CHOICE Significant, ambitious, and timely . . . At its best Donovan's work precisely and elegantly. - Modern Philology [The] arguments are elegantly presented . . . lively and erudite. - The Comparatist Although Donovan establishes a complex theoretical framework, her study is accessible and jargon free. Informed, judicious, and insightful, Women and the Rise of the Novel should be required reading for all students of early fiction. - Eighteenth Century Woman Donovan's straightforward prose is easy and pleasant to read and her central points are . . . articulately stated. - Speculum Add[s] substantially to our understanding of the prehistory of the novel. - Huntington Library Quarterly Illuminating . . . offers a convincing thesis. - Renaissance Quarterly Valuable contribution . . . very useful. - Studies in the Novel Provides useful new ways of thinking about women writers and the novel. - Studies in English Literature Donovan reveals a previously unseen vista for scholars of the early novel or women's writing. - Sixteenth Century Bold and provocative. - Eighteenth-Century Studies Author InformationJosephine Donovan is Professor Emerita of English at the University of Maine, USA. She is the author or editor of thirteen books, including Feminist Theory: The Intellectual Traditions, 4th edition (2012), named an 'Outstanding Academic Book' by Choice; European Local-Color Literature (2010); The Feminist Care Tradition in Animal Ethics (co-edited) (2007), as well as numerous articles and essays. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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