Greatness engendered : : George Eliot and Virginia Woolf / / Alison Booth.
The egotism that fuels the desire for greatness has been associated exclusively with men, according to one feminist view; yet many women cannot suppress the need to strive for greatness. In this forceful and compelling book, Alison Booth traces through the novels, essays, and other writings of Georg...
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