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.
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About the author
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.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 336 ● ISBN 9781501722806 ● File size 1.6 MB ● Publisher Cornell University Press ● City Ithaca ● Country US ● Published 2018 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 8191163 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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