Fisher, Dalene Joy,  1971- <br/><br/>
Resisting the marriage plot :  faith and female agency in Austen, Brontė, Gaskell, and Wollstonecraft / 
Dalene Joy Fisher. 
 - Downers Grove  IVP Academic  2021 
 - x, 260 pages ;  23 cm. 
 - Studies in theology and the arts .
 - Studies in theology and the arts. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/> "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 Brontė, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Mary Wollstonecraft challenge cultural expectations of women and marriage, exploring how Christianity can be a transformative force of liberation"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780830850716 0830850716 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1800-1899 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.<br/>English fiction--History and criticism.--19th century<br/>Marriage in literature.<br/>Women and religion--History--England--19th century.<br/>Women and literature--History--England--19th century.<br/>Christianity in literature.<br/>Christianity in literature.<br/>English fiction.<br/>English fiction--Women authors.<br/>Marriage in literature.<br/>Women and literature.<br/>Women and religion.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>England.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>823.8 F532