Title: The seduction novel of the early nation
Description: "In this new study, Donna Bontatibus explores the roots of the seduction novel in early America and uses it to mirror societal structures in the fledgling nation."--BOOK JACKET.

"The novels of Susanna Rowson, Tabitha Tenney, Hannah Webster Foster, and Judith Sargent Murray and their use of the seduction plot reveals a complex set of social and political problems experienced by middle-class women of the early nation. Using these novels, Bontatibus shows a strong link between women's status in America and the American Revolution's failure to free women from neocolonialist oppression."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: American Feminist fiction, American fiction, Criticism and interpretation, Feminism and literature, History, History and criticism, Seduction in literature, Women and literature, Women authors, American fiction, history and criticism, 19th century, American fiction, women authors
Places: United States
People: Hannah Webster Foster (1759-1840), Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820), Rowson Mrs. (1762-1824), Tabitha Tenney (1762-1837)
Time periods: 18th century, 19th century