Gender, Feminism, & Fiction in Germany, 1840-1914

by Chris Weedon

Nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Germany produced a wealth of writing on gender difference. Much of this is still relevant today. This book examines how progressive women's fiction, conduct books, and feminist texts negotiated and challenged scientific, philosophical, and religious definitions of woman. It looks at how class affected debates and at the role of fiction in reproducing and challenging ideas of gender difference. Written in an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820463310
• ISBN13: 9780820463315
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 192 Pages