Resisting the marriage plot : faith and female agency in Austen, Brontë, Gaskell, and Wollstonecraft / Dalene Joy Fisher.
By: Fisher, Dalene Joy.
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BookSeries: Studies in theology and the arts: Publisher: Downers Grove IVP Academic 2021Description: x, 260 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780830850716; 0830850716.Subject(s): 1800-1899 | English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism | English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism | Marriage in literature | Women and religion -- England -- History -- 19th century | Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century | Christianity in literature | Christianity in literature | English fiction | English fiction -- Women authors | Marriage in literature | Women and literature | Women and religion | EnglandGenre/Form: Criticism, interpretation, etc. | History.Additional physical formats: Online version:: Resisting the marriage plot.DDC classification: 823.8 F532 Summary: "Fiction has long been used to cast vision for social change, but the role of Christian faith in such works has often been overlooked. In this STA volume, Dalene Joy Fisher examines how the works of Jane Austen, Anne Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Mary Wollstonecraft challenge cultural expectations of women and marriage, exploring how Christianity can be a transformative force of liberation"--
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"Fiction has long been used to cast vision for social change, but the role of Christian faith in such works has often been overlooked. In this STA volume, Dalene Joy Fisher examines how the works of Jane Austen, Anne Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Mary Wollstonecraft challenge cultural expectations of women and marriage, exploring how Christianity can be a transformative force of liberation"--
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