Women writers and the dark side of late Victorian Hellenism
By: T.D. Olverson.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230215597
Subjects: Hellenism in literature; English literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism; English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; English literature -- Women authors -- Classical influences; English literature -- Women authors -- Greek influences; Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Classicism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Description: "This book examines the highly complex relationship of women writers to Hellenism in the late-nineteenth century, arguing that the proliferation of Greek subjects in women's literature from the middle of the century suggest a collective movement into the classical tradition by women writers and scholars rather than comprehensive exclusion from it"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.