Approaches to the Anglo and American Female Epic, 1621-1982Bernard Schweizer Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006 - 228 pages Epic has long been regarded as the exclusive domain of the male literary genius and as an incarnation of patriarchal values. This text challenges such a hegemonic stereotype by demonstrating the ways in which women writers have successfully adapted the masculine epic tradition to suit their own needs. |
Contents
Lady Mary Wroths Urania and Literary Traditions | 19 |
Female Heroic Action in Frances Burneys Camilla | 37 |
Virginia Woolf and the Modern Epic | 55 |
Epic Form and ReVision in Rebecca Wests | 69 |
Anna Seward and the Epic | 85 |
The Female Epic and the Journey Toward SelfDefinition in 99 60 | 99 |
Aurora Leigh as a Female | 117 |
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