Linda Hughes

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Victorian Women Writers and the Other Germany (eBook, PDF)

Cross-Cultural Freedoms and Female Opportunity

Beschreibung

Shedding new light on the alternative, emancipatory Germany discovered and written about by progressive women writers during the long nineteenth century, this illuminating study uncovers a country that offered a degree of freedom and intellectual agency unheard of in England. Opening with the striking account of Anna Jameson and her friendship with Ottilie von Goethe, Linda K. Hughes shows how cultural differences spurred ten writers'' advocacy of progressive ideas and provided fresh materials for publishing careers. Alongside well-known writers - Elizabeth Gaskell, George Eliot, Michael Field, Elizabeth von Arnim, and Vernon Lee - this study sheds light on the lesser-known writers Mary and Anna Mary Howitt, Jessie Fothergill, and the important Anglo-Jewish lesbian writer Amy Levy. Armed with their knowledge of the German language, each of these women championed an extraordinarily productive openness to cultural exchange and, by approaching Germany through a female lens, imported an alternative, ''other'' Germany into English letters.

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Autor

Sherri Daley and Linda Hughes were college roommates in 1966-7. They've remained friends ever since, being there for each other through life's ups and downs - and more ups and downs. They've done a lot of laughing, some crying, and a fair share of reminiscing about all that's been. The impetus for this book was to share that feeling of friendship and support with other women. Every woman has a story to tell, and our friends are the most likely to appreciate hearing it. These two authors hope this book encourages women everywhere to share their stories, too.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009080040
• Artikelnr.: 70909591