Women and Romance The Consolations of Gender in the English Novel |
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| Author:
| Langbauer, Laurie |
| Series title: | Reading Women Writing Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5017-2800-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2018 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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According to Laurie Langbauer, the notion of romance is vague precisely because it represents the chaotic negative space outside the novel that determines its form. Addressing questions of form, Langbauer reads novels that explore the interplay between the novel and romance: works by Charlotte Lennox, Mary Wollstonecraft, Charles Dickens...
According to Laurie Langbauer, the notion of romance is vague precisely because it represents the chaotic negative space outside the novel that determines its form. Addressing questions of form, Langbauer reads novels that explore the interplay between the novel and romance: works by Charlotte Lennox, Mary Wollstonecraft, Charles Dickens...