Jane Austen's women : an introduction / by Anderson, Kathleen, 1967-

Table of Contents: “…"I am strong enough now to walk very well" : Vigor and femininity in Mansfield Park -- "I always deserve the best treatment, because I never put up with any other" : sexual orthodoxy and the quest for the best mate -- pt. …”

Understanding Jane Austen's women : an introduction / by Anderson, Kathleen, 1967-

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Preface "Nobody doubts her right to have precedence": Jane Austen's Heroine as Universal Subject; Part 1 Women and the Body: Strength, Sex, and Austenian Wellness; Chapter 1 "I am strong enough now to walk very well": Vigor and Femininity in Mansfield Park; Chapter 2 "I always deserve the best treatment, because I never put up with any other": Sexual Orthodoxy and the Quest for the Best Mate; The Fickle Female Sex Drive; Resisting Objectification; Resisting Emotional Abuse; Chastity as Truth to Self…”
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