Those Scribbling Women: A Cultural Study of Mid-Nineteenth Century Romances for Women.

McFarland, Jo Anne Y.

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ERIC Number: EJ346799

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Publication Date: 1985

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Those Scribbling Women: A Cultural Study of Mid-Nineteenth Century Romances for Women.

McFarland, Jo Anne Y.

Journal of Communication Inquiry, v9 n2 p33-53 Sum 1985

Situates the mid-nineteenth century feminine romance within its social, political, and historical context in order to reveal the cultural authority for its existence. Focuses on "The Lamplighter" by Maria Cummins as an archetypal novel representative of its genre. (SRT)

Descriptors: Authors, Females, Fiction, Literary Criticism, Moral Values, Nineteenth Century Literature, Novels, Popular Culture, Publishing Industry, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Habits

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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