Greatness Engendered

George Eliot and Virginia Woolf

By:

Alison Booth

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Reading Women Writing

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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.

Author Biography:

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.

Release date Australia

August 15th, 2018

Author

Alison Booth

Series

Reading Women Writing

Pages

336

Interest Age

From 18 years

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Undergraduate

Dimensions

152x229x22

ISBN-13

9781501727771

Product ID

27681426

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