234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1972 Five for Freedom is a candid study of five European fictional heroines as anticipatory of contemporary feminism: Madame de Merteuil of Choderlos de Laclos’ Les Liaisons dangereuses, Jane Eyre , Emma Bovary, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, and Tony Buddenbrook. Professor Wagner clearly believes that, in the first place, the role of women in the development of fiction has... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Madame de Merteuil Woman as a Sexual Object: With a Coda on La Cousine Bette 3. Jane Eyre With a Commencement on Catherine Earnshaw: Beyond Biology 4. Emma Bovary The Usurper: With A Coda on Luiza of Cousin Bazilio 5. Tess of the D’Urbervilles The ‘Pure’ Woman 6. Tony Buddenbrook The Fall of the Family Index
Biography
Geoffrey Wagner
