This book studies recent psychological findings which suggest that reading fiction cultivates empathy, encouraging us to be critically reflective, suspicious readers as well as participatory, 'na ve' readers. Scott draws on literary theory and close readings to argue that engage…
Lautréamont et Sand
by Dayan, Peter
fromFaux titre : etudes de langue et littérature françaises
Lautréamont et Sand
by Dayan, Peter
fromFaux titre : etudes de langue et littérature françaises
George Sand was notorious during her lifetime for her unconventional lifestyle, which included wearing men's clothing on occasion, as well as smoking in public. But it is perhaps her romantic life that was the source of the most speculation, even long after her death. This volum…
"By examining literary portraits of the woman as artist, Linda M. Lewis traces the matrilineal inheritance of four Victorian novelists and poets: George Eliot, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Geraldine Jewsbury, and Mrs. Humphry Ward. She argues that while the male Romantic artist s…
