The Representation of Women in Fiction: Selected Papers from the English Institute, 1981 (Selected Papers from the English Institute)

Essays in feminist criticism look at the fiction of Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf, Jane Austen, George Sand, George Meredith, Thomas Hardy, and others Frontmatter Introduction (Carolyn G. Heilbrun and Margaret R. Higonnet, page ix) Fictional Consensus and Female Casualties (Elizabeth Ermarth, page 1) The Birth of the Artist as Heroine: (Re)production, the Künstlerroman Tradition, and the Fiction of Katherine Mansfield (Susan Gubar, page 19) Liberty, Sorority, Misogyny (Jane Marcus, page 60) "Herself Against Herself": The Clarification of Clara Middleton (J. Hillis Miller, page 98) Writing (from) the Feminine: George Sand and the Novel of Female Pastoral (Nancy K. Miller, page 124) Persuasion and the Promises of Love (Mary Poovey, page 152) The English Institute, 1981 (page 181) The Program (page 183) Sponsoring Institutions (page 185) Registrants, 1981 (page 185) Fictional Consensus And Female Casualties / Elizabeth Ermarth -- The Birth Of The Artist As Heroine: (re)production, The Künstlerroman Tradition, And The Fiction Of Katherine Mansfield / Susan Gubar -- Liberty, Sorority, Misogyny / Jane Marcus -- Herself Against Herself: The Clarification Of Clara Middleton / J. Hillis Miller -- Writing (from) The Feminine: George Sand And The Novel Of Female Pastoral / Nancy K. Miller -- Persuasion And The Promises Of Love / Mary Poovey. Edited, With An Introduction, By Carolyn G. Heilbrun And Margaret R. Higonnet. Includes Bibliographical References.