An Ethic of Innocence (Paperback)

Language: English

Published by State University of New York Press, Albany, NY, 2020

1438475969 / 9781438475967

Series: Book 15 of 30 - SUNY series, Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century

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Paperback. Offers a feminist theory of ignorance that sheds light on the misunderstood or overlooked epistemic practices of women in literature.An Ethic of Innocence examines representations of women in American and British fin-de-siecle and modern literature who seem "not to know" things. These naive fools, Pollyannaish dupes, obedient traditionalists, or regressive anti-feminists have been dismissed by critics as conservative, backward, and out of sync with, even threatening to, modern feminist goals. Grounded in the late nineteenth century's changing political and generic representations of women, this book provides a novel interpretative framework for reconsidering the epistemic claims of these women. Kristen L. Renzi analyzes characters from works by Henry James, Frank Norris, Ann Petry, Rebecca West, Edith Wharton, Virginia Woolf, and others, to argue that these feminine figures who choose not to know actually represent and model crucial pragmatic strategies by which modern and contemporary subjects navigate, survive, and even oppose gender oppression. Offers a feminist theory of ignorance that sheds light on the misunderstood or overlooked epistemic practices of women in literature. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title
An Ethic of Innocence (Paperback)
Author
Kristen L. Renzi
Publisher
State University of New York Press, Albany, NY
Publication year
2020
Condition
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Binding
Paperback
Language
English
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1438475969
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9781438475967
Series
Book 15 of 30: SUNY series, Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century

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