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The Female Narrator in the British Novel: Hidden Agendas
Lisa Sternlieb
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Description for The Female Narrator in the British Novel: Hidden Agendas
Hardcover. Analyzing relationships between the sexes in terms of battles for narrative authority, Sternlieb argues for a rethinking of the history of the marriage plot. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
The Female Narrator in the British Novel studies first-person narratives and demonstrates that how a woman tells her story is crucial to our understanding of its content, for a novel's mode of narration frequently undermines its ostensible plot. Analyzing relationships between the sexes in terms of battles for narrative authority, Sternlieb argues for a rethinking of the history of the marriage plot.
The Female Narrator in the British Novel studies first-person narratives and demonstrates that how a woman tells her story is crucial to our understanding of its content, for a novel's mode of narration frequently undermines its ostensible plot. Analyzing relationships between the sexes in terms of battles for narrative authority, Sternlieb argues for a rethinking of the history of the marriage plot.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
177
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333973721
SKU
V9780333973721
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About Lisa Sternlieb
LISA STERNLIEB is Professor of English at Wake Forest University. She is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Princeton University.
Reviews for The Female Narrator in the British Novel: Hidden Agendas
'This book is well researched...' - R.T. Van Arsdel, Choice