Vessels of Meaning: Women's Bodies, Gender Norms, and Class Bias from Richardson to Lawrence

By Laura Fasick

Fasick (English, Moorhead State U.) traces the progression of images of women's bodies through two centuries of English literature to construct a historical overview of class and gender relations as reflected in the English novel. She focuses on ways women have been depicted as possessing nurturing

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875802214
• ISBN13: 9780875802213
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher