From polite society to the Pilbara: The ingénue abroad in Evelina and The Girl in Steel-Capped Boots

• Published in: Outskirts (Nedlands) Vol. 38; pp. 1 - 23
• Main Authors: O’Mahony, Lauren, Murphy, Olivia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Crawley The University of Western Australia, Centre for Women's Studies 01.05.2018
• Subjects: 18th century; 19th century; Attention; Austen, Jane (1775-1817); British & Irish literature; Burney, Fanny (1752-1840); Diaries; English literature; Females; Feminism; Fiction; Fielding, Henry (1707-1754); Gender; Genre; Intertextuality; Novels; Politics; Prejudice; Reader interest; Rhetorical figures; Romances; Scholars; Sexism; Stereotypes; Womens literature; New York; United States > US

The romance novel-persistently at once one of the most popularly successful genres from the eighteenth century to today, and one of the least critically respected-demonstrates surprising consistencies, and a habitual attention to gender politics that reflect the gendered assumptions and aspirations...