Who’s Afraid of Women Photographers? Redefining Gender, Gaze, and Photography in Amy Levy’s The Romance of a Shop

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摘要

Amy Levy’s first novel, The Romance of a Shop, deserves a wider readership for various reasons: its unconventional characterization of female protagonists, its rich exploration of possibilities for female independence and liberation, the author’s insightful observation on social milieu and cultural changes, its lively mix of romance and realism, and the thoroughly outstanding storytelling. Oscar Wilde called the novel “a bright and clever story, full of sparkling touches.” Given that the privilege to get access to public space is exclusively afforded to men, women’s social isolation naturally leads to the impossibility of having mobile gaze, of experiencing the world firsthand. In this social-cultural context, photography offers women legitimate excuses to interact with the urban landscape and people, to negotiate their own place in the city. For instance, their job as photographers brings them the opportunities for social networking, to make the acquaintance of artists and celebrities such as Lord Watergate.
原文英語
主出版物標題Women's Emancipation Writing at the Fin de Siecle
編輯Elena V. Shabliy, Dmitry Kurochkin, O'Donnell Karen
出版地New York
發行者Routledge
章節3
頁數25
ISBN(列印)9780429026669
出版狀態已發佈 - 2018

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名字Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature

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