Elsa Asenijeff's Is That Love? and Innocence : A Voice Reclaimed by Elsa ...

Name: Elsa Asenijeff's Is That Love? and Innocence : A Voice Reclaimed by Elsa ...
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First English translations of two early feminist short-story collections, shedding light on the \""woman question\"" at the turn of the 20th century and relating to today's #MeToo movement.\nThis edition provides the first English translations of two short-story collections - Is That Love? (1896) and Innocence: A Modern Book for Girls (1901) - by the Austrian writer Elsa Asenijeff (1867-1941). Primarily remembered as the lover and muse of sculptor and painter Max Klinger, in her time Asenijeff was a widely read author. Both books engage with \""the woman question\"" at the turn of the twentieth century: Asenijeff thematizes the lack of education and professional opportunities for women and girls, critiques the bourgeois family as a site of patriarchal power, and sheds light on systemic sexual\n\nElsa Asenijeff's Is That Love? and Innocence\nA Voice Reclaimed\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPle;