British and American school stories, 1910-1960 : fiction, femininity, and friendship /: fiction, femininity, and friendship. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nancy G. Rosoff, Stephanie Spencer.
• Authors: Rosoff, Nancy G; Spencer, Stephanie, 1952-
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; The School and College Story; The Novels; The Authors; Jessie Graham Flower and Pauline Lester, Pseudonyms of Josephine Chase (1883-1931); Alice Ross Colver (1892-1988); Dorita Fairlie Bruce (1885-1970); Elinor Brent-Dyer (1894 -1969); Themes: Fiction, Femininity, and Friendship; Fiction; Femininity; Friendship; Structure of the Book; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Chapter 2: School Stories: A Transnational Perspective; Introduction; The School Story in Britain and the United States Toward a Transnational Reading of School StoriesConclusion: Transnational Fiction, Femininity, and Friendship; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Chapter 3: Sociability; Introduction; Education for Girls in Britain and the United States, 1910-1960; Learning the Rules; Team Spirit; Conclusion; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Chapter 4: Responsibility; Introduction; Citizenship in Britain and the United States; Learning to Be Good Citizens within Their Community; Citizenship and the Wider Community; Conclusion; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources Chapter 5: DomesticityIntroduction; Learning Domesticity in Britain and the United States; Managers, Matrons, and Maids; Domestic Education; Conclusion; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Chapter 6: Authority; Introduction; Authoritative Women in Britain and the United States; Headmistresses and Principals; Teachers and Prefects; Conclusion; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Chapter 7: Possibility; Introduction; Future Possibilities in Britain and the United States; Higher Education and the World of Work; Following in Mother's Footsteps: Love and Marriage ConclusionBibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Chapter 8: Conclusion; Introduction; A Transnational Approach; Fiction; Femininity; Friendship; Conclusion; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Index
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan US
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 823.91209; English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Education in literature; Girls in literature; Teenage girls in literature; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030059866; 3030059863
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 25, 2019).
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