An Ethic of Innocence: Pragmatism, Modernity, and Women's Choice Not to Know

by Kristen Lucia Renzi

An Ethic of Innocence examines representations of women in American and British fin-de-si cle and modern literature who seem "not to know" things. These na ve fools, Pollyannaish dupes, obedient traditionalists, or regressive anti-feminists have been dismissed by critics as conservative, backward, and out of sync with, even threatening to, modern feminist goals. Grounded in the late nineteenth century's changing political and generic representations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438475969
• ISBN13: 9781438475967
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"