The Wasting Heroine In German Fiction by Women 1770-1914 hardcover english - 25 Mar 2004
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
| ISBN 13 | 9780199267545 |
| Author | Anna Richards |
| Language | English |
| Book Description | In this broad-ranging study of German fiction by women 1770-1914, Anna Richards adds a new dimension to existing debates on the association of women and illness in literature. Drawing on a number of primary medical sources, she constructs a history of women's self-starvation, eating behaviour, and wasting diseases in particular, and examines the portrayal of the 'wasting heroine' in works by female and selected male authors in this context. It becomes clear that though the wasting heroine sometimes reinforces popular notions of female fragility, in certain works she represents a rejection of a traditionally female role or allows her author to make a socially critical point about women's status in society. As well as shedding light on many unduly neglected women writers, Richards offers a valuable insight into the literary and historical origins of a modern phenomenon. |
| Editorial Review | The study is impressive in its breadth and depth. Richard elucidates a topic of concern to women today, as the gendered aetiology of depression, for example, indicates.... It systematically traces the trope of illness and health over a century and digests the existing secondary literature in elegant prose. Wasting Heroine contributes much needed literary and historical research on the gendered nature of health. * German Studies Review * |
| Publication Date | 25 Mar 2004 |
| Number of Pages | 236 |
The Wasting Heroine In German Fiction by Women 1770-1914 hardcover english - 25 Mar 2004
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