Der Orient der Frauen: Reiseberichte deutschsprachiger Autorinnen im frühen 19. Jahrhundert

Through a synthesis of feminist and postcolonial theories, Stamm's study examines how the interplay between sexual, cultural and ethnic differences shapes the concepts of femininity and representations of the Orient presented in women's travel writing. Conceived in part as a contribution t...

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Published inGerman Quarterly Vol. 85; no. 1; pp. 91 - 92
Main Author Wegener, Tessa V.
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Cherry Hill Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2012
American Association of Teachers of German, Inc
Subjects
18 th and 19 th Century Literature and Culture
Authors
Comparative Analysis
Cultural differences
Cultural Influences
Females
Femininity
Feminism
Males
Racial Differences
Semantics
Social Class
Stereotypes
Travel
Women
Writing
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Summary:Through a synthesis of feminist and postcolonial theories, Stamm's study examines how the interplay between sexual, cultural and ethnic differences shapes the concepts of femininity and representations of the Orient presented in women's travel writing. Conceived in part as a contribution to ongoing feminist efforts in the retrieval and examination of "forgotten" women writers, this study not only advances more extensive scholarship on Ida von Hahn-Hahn and Ida Pfeiffer, but also brings travelogues by lesser-known female authors such as Thérèse von Bacheracht, Maria Belli, Regula Engel, Anna Forneris, Friederike London, Wolfradine Minutoli, Maria Schuber, and Marie Esperance von Schwartz to light.
ISSN:0016-8831
1756-1183