Title: Schopenhauer, women's literature, and the legacy of pessimism in the novels of George Eliot, Olive Schreiner, Virginia Woolf, and Doris Lessing
Subjects: Appreciation, English fiction, German influences, German literature, History, History and criticism, Influence, Pessimism in literature, Philosophy, Women and literature, Women authors
Places: England, Great Britain
People: Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), Doris Lessing (1919-2013), George Eliot (1819-1880), Olive Schreiner (1855-1920), Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
Time periods: 19th century, 20th century