The Feminist as Romantic: Schreiner's Lyndall and the Romance Plot

Authors

  • Mandy Dyson

Keywords:

The Story of an African Farm, romance, gender, romance plot, Victorian literature, feminism

Abstract

  

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Published

2020-06-11

How to Cite

Dyson, M. (2020). The Feminist as Romantic: Schreiner’s Lyndall and the Romance Plot. Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies, 3(1), 90-98. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/AJVS/article/view/13686