Edging Women out?: Reviews of Women Novelists in the "Athenaeum," 1860-1900

Women novelists in the 19th century were viewed as inferior to male writers. A study of the weekly 'Athenaeum' from 1860-1900 reveals that the number of novels by women significantly rose from 1860-1900. However, the number of women's novels that were reviewed dropped because of the e...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Victorian studies 1996-12, Vol.39 (2), p.151-171
1. Verfasser:	Casey, Ellen Miller
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis British & Irish literature Demographic aspects English literature Gender equality Gender identity Hardy, Thomas (1840-1928) History Humor Literary criticism Literature Men Novelists Novels Pseudonyms Sex discrimination against women Stereotypes Trollope, Anthony (1815-1882) Victorians Women Women novelists Womens rights Writers
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Zusammenfassung:	Women novelists in the 19th century were viewed as inferior to male writers. A study of the weekly 'Athenaeum' from 1860-1900 reveals that the number of novels by women significantly rose from 1860-1900. However, the number of women's novels that were reviewed dropped because of the ever increasing total number of novels reviewed. Although women's novels were initially looked down by reviewers, gender equality was eventually accepted by 1900.
ISSN:	0042-5222 1527-2052