The Novels of Mrs. Oliphant: A Subversive View of Traditional ThemesP. Lang, 1994 - 343 páginas Margarete Oliphant (1828-1897) has long been decried as a conventional hack. This study shows that she was, in fact, an original and quite subversive writer, who radically re-interpreted traditional motifs and challenged values and ideals sacrosanct to the age. In her novels she turned upside down Victorian stereotypes of gender roles, marriage and family hierarchy, presented religious questions, death-bed scenes and the hereafter from a new and unconventional angle, and in her portrayal dispensed with models almost all of her contemporaries were content to follow. She deserves a permanent place in the gallery of nineteenth-century authors. |
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... never considers it a drawback that she cannot consult with anyone , but , instead , enjoys being able to have her own way . Strong - willed Phoebe hides the forged cheque from her grandfather to cover up for the culprit May and was ...
... never considers it a drawback that she cannot consult with anyone , but , instead , enjoys being able to have her own way . Strong - willed Phoebe hides the forged cheque from her grandfather to cover up for the culprit May and was ...
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... never conceived this sequel and never converted the independent - minded Rosamond to tame domesticity . Oliphant herself shared many attributes with her female characters . She , too , acted as the breadwinner and learned to appreciate ...
... never conceived this sequel and never converted the independent - minded Rosamond to tame domesticity . Oliphant herself shared many attributes with her female characters . She , too , acted as the breadwinner and learned to appreciate ...
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... never be subject to all that any more that he can never come in here again - that I am free - that I can be alone . Oh mother , how can you tell what it is ? Never to be alone : never to have a corner in the world where - some one else ...
... never be subject to all that any more that he can never come in here again - that I am free - that I can be alone . Oh mother , how can you tell what it is ? Never to be alone : never to have a corner in the world where - some one else ...
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Introduction | 1 |
FORMAL CONSIDERATIONS | 17 |
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