George Gissing, the Working Woman, and Urban Culture

George Gissing's realist representations of urban culture in fin-de-siècle London testify to the significance of the city for the development of new class and gender identities. Emma Liggins considers standard works such as The Odd Women and New Grub Street, and lesser known short fiction, arguing that Gissing made an important contribution to the development of urban fiction, which increasingly reflected current debates about women's presence in the city.

Zusatztext '... a fascinating exploration of women's work and its depiction in the periodical and fictional writing of the period... Liggins writes with a mix of clarity, wit and intelligence that makes her study as learned as it is sparklingly fresh.' Deborah Parsons, University of Birmingham, UK 'The author has succeeded in presenting a nuanced account of Gissing's diverse representations of working women, sensitive to the range of his fiction, inluding lesser known short stories and one-volume novels...' Literature and History Informationen zum Autor Emma Liggins is Lecturer in English at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Klappentext George Gissing's work reflects his observations of fin-de-siecle London life. This work examines Gissing's fiction in relation to the formation of the new identities! focusing specifically on debates about the working woman. Zusammenfassung George Gissing's work reflects his observations of fin-de-siecle London life. This work examines Gissing's fiction in relation to the formation of the new identities, focusing specifically on debates about the working woman. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Introduction; Prostitution and the freedoms of streetwalking; Industrious, independent women: labour and leisure for the East End work-girl; Barriers to female professionalism: educated working women and the threat of celibacy; White-collar work and the future possibilities of the odd woman; From bachelor girl to working mother: finding a public space for the emancipated heroine; Bibliography; Index.

Autorentext
Emma Liggins is Lecturer in English at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

Klappentext

George Gissing's work reflects his observations of fin-de-siecle London life. This work examines Gissing's fiction in relation to the formation of the new identities, focusing specifically on debates about the working woman.

Inhalt
Contents: Introduction; Prostitution and the freedoms of streetwalking; Industrious, independent women: labour and leisure for the East End work-girl; Barriers to female professionalism: educated working women and the threat of celibacy; White-collar work and the future possibilities of the odd woman; From bachelor girl to working mother: finding a public space for the emancipated heroine; Bibliography; Index.