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1 online resource (x, 352 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Summary |
"Analyzes the reception of nineteenth-century French women poets, including Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, Amable Tastu, Élisa Mercœur, Mélanie Waldor, Louise Colet, Anaïs Ségalas, Malvina Blanchecotte, Louise Ackermann, and Marie Krysinska, to recover the diversity of women's voices. Places their contributions within the medical and literary debate about the sex of genius"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Un/sexing genius -- Literary reception and its discontents -- The other history of French poetry, 1801-1900 -- Anaïs Ségalas on race, gender, and "la mission civilisatrice" -- Work, genius, and the in-between in Malvina Blanchecotte -- The poetic edges of dualism in Louisa Siefert -- Louise Ackermann's turn to science -- Marie Krysinska on eve, evolution, and the property of genius. |
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This work is licensed by Knowledge Unlatched under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
Text in English, poetry selections in French. |
| Subject |
French poetry -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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French poetry -- Women authors. |
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French poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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French poetry. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Women poets, French -- History -- 19th century.
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Women poets, French. |
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History. |
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Genius.
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Genius. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Indexed Term |
Literature |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Paliyenko, Adrianna M., 1956- Genius envy. University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016] 9780271077086 (DLC) 2016027630 (OCoLC)945232121 |
| ISBN |
9780271079196 (electronic book) |
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0271079193 (electronic book) |
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9780271077086 |
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0271077085 |
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0271077093 |
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9780271077093 |
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9780271079172 (online) |
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0271079177 |
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