Reading 'Emma' as a lesson on "ladyhood": a study in the domestic 'Bildungsroman.'

Jane Austen's "Emma" can be a problematic novel for the feminist reader because it is believed by some that her novels depict "the necessity of female submission for female survival." The novel is examined as a lesson on manners, specifically as a lesson on "ladyhood.&q...

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Published in:Essays in literature 1995-03, Vol.22 (1), p.45
Main Author: Kohn, Denise
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Austen, Jane
Austen, Jane (1775-1817)
Bildungsroman
British & Irish literature
Criticism and interpretation
English literature
Etiquette
Females
Feminism
Fiction
Literary criticism
Methods
Novels
Portrayals
Women
Women authors
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Summary:Jane Austen's "Emma" can be a problematic novel for the feminist reader because it is believed by some that her novels depict "the necessity of female submission for female survival." The novel is examined as a lesson on manners, specifically as a lesson on "ladyhood."
ISSN:0094-5404