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Beschreibung
Fantomina, or, Love in a Maze is a novella by Eliza Haywood which charts an unnamed female protagonist''s pursuit of the charming, shallow Beauplaisir. Dealing with major themes such as identity, class and sexual desire, and first published in 1725, ''Fantomina'' subverts the popular ''persecuted maiden'' narrative, and reaches a climax which would have shocked its contemporary readership.Moving to London, a young woman - let''s call her Fantomina - meets a dashing man at the theatre. After a short, but intense, fling, Beauplaisir grows bored of Fantomina, and leaves her. Outraged that she should be so treated, Fantomina discards her disguise in favour of another, and sets off in hot pursuit of her victim, and a game of cat and mouse [...] edition features an introduction by Dr Sarah R. Creel, Bethany E. Qualls and Dr Anna K. Sagal of the International Eliza Haywood Society.
Fantomina, or, Love in a Maze is a novella by Eliza Haywood which charts an unnamed female protagonist''s pursuit of the charming, shallow Beauplaisir. Dealing with major themes such as identity, class and sexual desire, and first published in 1725, ''Fantomina'' subverts the popular ''persecuted maiden'' narrative, and reaches a climax which would have shocked its contemporary readership.Moving to London, a young woman - let''s call her Fantomina - meets a dashing man at the theatre. After a short, but intense, fling, Beauplaisir grows bored of Fantomina, and leaves her. Outraged that she should be so treated, Fantomina discards her disguise in favour of another, and sets off in hot pursuit of her victim, and a game of cat and mouse [...] edition features an introduction by Dr Sarah R. Creel, Bethany E. Qualls and Dr Anna K. Sagal of the International Eliza Haywood Society.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781913724023
ISBN-10: 1913724026
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Haywood, Eliza
Hersteller: Renard Press Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 133 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Eliza Haywood
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.03.2021
Gewicht: 0,088 kg
Artikel-ID: 119084508