George Eliot and Herbert Spencer : feminism, evolutionism, and the reconstruction of gender /

George Eliot and Herbert Spencer : feminism, evolutionism, and the reconstruction of gender /

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This analysis of the writings of two major Victorian intellectuals examines the crucial place of gender in the larger Victorian debate about nature, religion, and evolutionary theory. Demonstrating the primacy of Herbert Spencer's influence on George Eliot's thought, Nancy Paxton discloses...

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Main Author: Paxton, Nancy L., 1949- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1991]
Series:Princeton legacy library
Subjects:
Eliot, George, > 1819-1880 > Criticism and interpretation.
Spencer, Herbert, > 1820-1903 > Criticism and interpretation.
Eliot, George, > 1819-1880.
Spencer, Herbert, > 1820-1903.
1800-1899
Feminism and literature > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Literature and science > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Evolution (Biology) in literature.
Gender identity in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Women in literature.
Littérature et sciences > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Identité de genre dans la littérature.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature.
Femmes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Feminism and literature.
Literature and science.
Great Britain.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

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