Sentimental Literature as Social Criticism:Susan Warner, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Emma D.E.N. Southworth as Active Agents, Negotiating Change in the United States in the Mid-Nineteenth Century

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Sentimental Literature as Social Criticism:Susan Warner, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Emma D.E.N. Southworth as Active Agents, Negotiating Change in the United States in the Mid-Nineteenth Century

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Detractors of sentimental literature argue that such novels are unoriginal and concerned primarily with emotions. Feminist scholars redeem the reputation of sentimental literature to an extent. At present, a multitude of approaches present sentimental authors as active agents, engaging with public issues. Building upon the scholarship of prominent feminist historians and literary critics, this thesis provides direct evidence that three female authors embrace the responsibilities of being a so...

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Masters

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2013

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Cann, Jenichka Sarah Elizabeth

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http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7951

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domestic literature / sentimental literature / Stowe / Southworth / Warner / Wetherell / market revolution / separate spheres / religion / evangelism / true womanhood / feminist / social commentary / Uncle Tom's Cabin / The Wide Wide World / The Hidden Hand

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