Towards emancipation
Subtitle: German women writers of the nineteenth century
By: Carol Diethe.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: German literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; German literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.; Women and literature -- Germany -- History -- 19th century.; Women authors, German -- Biography.; Women -- Germany -- Social conditions.; Feminism and literature -- Germany.
Description: Focusing on feminism in Germany, Towards Emancipation examines some of the most influential women writers of the nineteenth century, from the late-Romantic writers, such as Bettina von Arnim and Johanna Schopenhauer, to writers who were active in the 1848 Revolution, such as Malwida von Meysenbug and Johanna Kinkel.

The heart of the book is devoted to the leading proponents of emancipation, Hedwig Dohm, Helene Bohlau and the prolific Louise Otto-Peters, yet it also includes mainstream writers whose attitudes towards the movement range from lukewarm (the enormously popular Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach and Gabriele Reuter) to downright hostile (Lou Andreas-Salome and Franziska zu Reventlow).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-210) and index.