Fictions of dissent

By Sigrid Anderson Cordell

Subjects: American fiction, Women authors, American fiction, women authors, Femmes et littérature, Femmes dans la littérature, English fiction, General, Criticism and interpretation, Histoire, LITERARY CRITICISM, English fiction, women authors, Roman américain, Women in literature, English fiction, history and criticism, 19th century, American, History and criticism, Histoire et critique, American fiction, history and criticism, 19th century, History, Women and literature, Roman anglais

Description: Fin de siecle fiction by British female aesthetes and American women regionalists stages moments of rebellion when female characters rise up and insist on the right to maintain control of their creations. Cordell asserts that these revolutionary acts constitute a transatlantic conversation about aesthetic practice and creative ownership.