The feminization of American culture
By: Ann Douglas.
Publisher: Papermac; PAPERMAC
Published: 1996
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
Subjects: American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.; American literatre -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; United States -- Civilisation -- 19th century.
Description: This work analyzes the growth in late 19th-century American culture of a feminine ethic and spirit, examining the perils of sentimentalism and the legacy it left modern culture. It aims to explain values prevalent in current popular culture by tracing them back to their roots in Victorian times.
Notes: Originally published: New York: Knopf, 1977.