Consensual Fictions : Women, Liberalism, and the English Novel.

Consensual Fictions : Women, Liberalism, and the English Novel.

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In Consensual Fictions, Wendy S. Jones focuses on the English novel of the period to explore the relationship between married love, classic liberal thought, and novelistic form.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jones, Wendy S.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2004.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Subjects:	1700-1899 English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. Marriage in literature. English fiction > Women authors > History and criticism. English fiction > 18th century > History and criticism. Feminist fiction, English > History and criticism. Feminism and literature > Great Britain. Women and literature > Great Britain. Consent (Law) > Great Britain. Married women in literature. Liberalism in literature. Women in literature. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	CONNECT

Table of Contents:

Front matter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Married Love and Its Consequences
2. Virtuous Libertines and Liberated Virgins: Sir Charles Grandison
3. 'No small part of a woman's portion': Love, Duty, and Society in Persuasion
4. Feminism and Contract Theory in He Knew He Was Right
5. Margaret Oliphant's Women Who Want Too Much
6. Liberalism and Feminism: The End of the Line
Notes
Bibliography
Index