Schopenhauer, women's literature, and the legacy of pessimism in the novels of George Eliot, Olive Schreiner, Virginia Woolf, and Doris Lessing
By: Penelope LeFew-Blake.
Series: Studies in comparative literature, 42
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
Subjects: Schopenhauer, Arthur, 1788-1860 -- Influence.; Schreiner, Olive, 1855-1920 -- Philosophy.; Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 -- Philosophy.; Lessing, Doris May, 1919- -- Philosophy.; Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Philosophy.; English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.; Pessimism in literature.; Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.; Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; German literature -- Appreciation -- England.; English fiction -- German influences.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-132) and index.