Stoneman, Patsy. <br/><br/>
Elizabeth Gaskell. 

 - Manchester :  Manchester University Press,  (c)2006. 
 - 1 online resource (208 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>9780719074479; 9780719074479; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; References and Abbreviations; 1 Reading Elizabeth Gaskell:The Story So Far and Some New Suggestions; 2 Woman and Writer:Blending the Selves; 3 Two Nations and Separate Spheres:Class and Gender in Elizabeth Gaskell's Work; 4 Mary Barton (1848); 5 Cranford (1851); 6 Ruth (1853); 7 North and South (1854); 8 Sylvia's Lovers (1863); 9 Cousin Phillis (1863); 10 Wives and Daughters (1865); Conclusion; Afterword: The Critical Debate, 1985-2004; References; Select Bibliography; Index. 
<br/><br/> This pioneering study, described as?a model of feminist criticism? (The Year?s Work in English Studies) on first publication, revealed Gaskell as an important social analyst who deliberately challenged the Victorian disjunction between public and private ethical values, who maintained a steady resistance to aggressive authority, advocating female friendship, rational motherhood and the power of speech as forces for social change. Since 1987, Gaskell?s work has risen from minor to major status. This new edition presents the original text (except for bibliographical updating) together with a new. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781847791900 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865 --Criticism and interpretation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Feminism and literature--Great Britain.<br/>Women and literature--Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR4711  / .E459 2006