Kelly, Dorothy, 1952-

Reconstructing Woman : From Fiction to Reality in the Nineteenth-Century French Novel / Dorothy Kelly. - 1 online resource (184 pages). - Romance studies . - Penn State Romance studies. Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-170) and index.

The science of control -- Transformation, creation, and inscription: Balzac -- Women, language, and reality: Flaubert -- Rewriting reproduction: Zola -- Villiers and human inscription -- The power of language.

Open Access

9780271034966




Sex role in literature.
Women in literature.
French fiction--History and criticism.--19th century


Electronic books.

PQ653 / .K43 2007

843/.70935222