Women, romance and the nation: the reception of Catherine Martin's 'An Australian Girl'

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Lee, Christopher. 1993. "Women, romance and the nation: the reception of Catherine Martin's 'An Australian Girl'." Australian Feminist Studies. Autumn (17), pp. 67-80.

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Article Title	Women, romance and the nation: the reception of Catherine Martin's 'An Australian Girl'
ERA Journal ID	32757
Article Category	Article
Author	Lee, Christopher
Journal Title	Australian Feminist Studies
Journal Citation	Autumn (17), pp. 67-80
Number of Pages	13
Year	1993
Place of Publication	London, United Kingdom
ISSN	0816-4649
	1465-3303
Web Address (URL)	http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/08164649.asp
Abstract	Women, Romance and the Nation This essay looks at the production and reception of Catherine Martin’s An Australian Girl in the 1890s as an exemplary case of the attempt to contain the reformist interests of late nineteenth century women’s writing within prescriptive social ideologies and the established conventions of the romance form. It predates Rosemary Campbell’s work on Catherine Martin and is the only essay omitted from her academy edition of Martin’s work.
Keywords	popular fiction; power(personal relations); Australian identity; Australian women writers; gender roles
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	440599. Gender studies not elsewhere classified
	470502. Australian literature (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander literature)
Public Notes	Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions.
Byline Affiliations	School of Humanities and Communication

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