Time, Space, and Gender in the Nineteenth-Century British Diary
Author | : R. Steinitz |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2011-10-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230339606 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230339603 |
Rating | : 4/5 (603 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Time, Space, and Gender in the Nineteenth-Century British Diary by : R. Steinitz
Download or read book Time, Space, and Gender in the Nineteenth-Century British Diary written by R. Steinitz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through close examinations of diaries, diary publication, and diaries in fiction, this book explores how the diary's construction of time and space made it an invaluable and effective vehicle for the dominant discourses of the period; it also explains how the genre evolved into the feminine, emotive, private form we continue to privilege today.