Sentiment and Sexual Servitude: White Men of Feeling and The Woman of Colour.
The Woman of Colour (1808) refuses to provide its biracial heroine with "the usual meed of virtue--a husband !" This article argues that the novel's dismissal of the marriage plot results from its scathing critique of white men of feeling. Olivia's rejection of marriage acts as a Romantic-era versio...
| Publicado en: | Eighteenth Century Fiction Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 81 - 103 |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
| Publicado: |
University of Toronto Press
Jan2023
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |