{"product_id":"five-for-freedom","title":"Five for Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1972 \u003ci\u003eFive for Freedom \u003c\/i\u003eis a candid study of five European fictional heroines as anticipatory of contemporary feminism: Madame de Merteuil of Choderlos de Laclos’ \u003ci\u003eLes Liaisons dangereuses, \u003c\/i\u003eJane Eyre\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eEmma Bovary, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, and Tony Buddenbrook. Professor Wagner clearly believes that, in the first place, the role of women in the development of fiction has been underestimated, while the claims to originality of many recent female liberationists have been equally overestimated. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a far-ranging, lightly-handled book with insights into both mode of fiction, as it developed and answered women’s demands, and into the role of some of its leading heroines; for Professor Wagner’s studies do not limit themselves strictly to the ‘five for freedom’ but foray into Balzac’s Cousine Bette, Catherine Earnshaw of \u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e, Anna Karenina, and Eca de Queiroz’s Portuguese Bovary in \u003ci\u003eCousin Bazilio\u003c\/i\u003e. This brilliant little study is topical, readable, yet learned. It will be useful for scholars and researchers of literature, Women’s studies, and Gender studies. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226277433688,"sku":"9781032616513","price":112.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032616513.jpg?v=1770457549","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/five-for-freedom","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}