My Wish Lists Login / Join

Public Voices

Political Discourse in the Writings of Caroline de la Motte Fouque

By: Karin Baumgartner, Jeffrey L. Sammons (Editor)

Write A Review

Paperback | 18 November 2008

At a Glance

Paperback
282 Pages

Edition Type
New edition

Dimensions(cm)
22.23 x 15.24 x 1.91

Paperback

$104.23

or 4 interest-free payments of $26.06 with

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

This book examines the possibilities of political theorizing in the writings of early nineteenth-century German women and develops a new theory of reading women's domestic fiction. Drawing on feminism, new historicism, and hermeneutics for its theoretical framework, the study suggests significant changes to Juergen Habermas's concept of the public sphere and women's role within it. The book re-evaluates the genre of domestic fiction and traces its use by women writers for political symbolism. Through novels, educational treatises, conduct manuals, poetry, and history books for women and children Caroline Fouque, the principal voice in this study, and other authors of the period participated in the key debates of the early nineteenth century, among them the anguished discussions about the crisis in masculinity after the defeat of the Prussian army in 1806, the discourses of national identity, the construction of a national past, and the reorganization of the feudal state.

Industry Reviews

"Baumgartner's work is a necessary, significant, and welcomed addition to feminist scholarship on female authors of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries [...]." (Julie Koser, Goethe Yearbook)

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.