Representing Women and Female Desire from Arcadia to Jane Eyre

by Dianne Osland and Marea Mitchell

This book examines the representation of female desire in a broad range of fiction from the late sixteenth century to the early nineteenth century, discussing key texts such as Jane Eyre, Pamela, Pride and Prejudice and Arcadia. It focuses on the emerging tensions between moral, social, and generic constraints on female behavior.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403943311
• ISBN13: 9781403943316
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"