Women, the Novel, and Natural Philosophy, 1660–1727
Author | : K. Gevirtz |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2014-03-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137386762 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137386762 |
Rating | : 4/5 (762 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Women, the Novel, and Natural Philosophy, 1660–1727 by : K. Gevirtz
Download or read book Women, the Novel, and Natural Philosophy, 1660–1727 written by K. Gevirtz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how early women novelists from Aphra Behn to Mary Davys drew on debates about the self generated by the 'scientific' revolution to establish the novel as a genre. Fascinated by the problematic idea of a unified self underpinning modes of thinking, female novelists innovated narrative structures to interrogate this idea.