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7. Disciplinary Misrepresentation. Reconstructing Miriam's Hand
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Joel Pfister
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Acknowledgments vii
- Contents ix
- A Note to the Reader xi
- Introduction. Hawthorne and the History of Personal Life 1
- 1. Historical Birthmarks. Hawthorne and the Cultural Production of the Psychological Self 13
- 2. Monsters in the Hothouse. Monstrous Expectations in "Rappacini's Daughter" 59
- 3. Plotting Womanhood. Feminine Evolution and Narrative Feminization in 'Blithedale' 80
- 4. Melville's Birthmarks. The Feminization Industry 104
- 5. Sowing Dragons' Teeth. Sowing Dragons' Teeth 122
- 6. Cleaning House. From the Gothic to the Middle--Class World Order 144
- 7. Disciplinary Misrepresentation. Reconstructing Miriam's Hand 162
- Coda. Hawthorne, the Disturbing Influence, and the Process of Class Formation 181
- Notes 189
- Bibliography 221
- Index 241
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Acknowledgments vii
- Contents ix
- A Note to the Reader xi
- Introduction. Hawthorne and the History of Personal Life 1
- 1. Historical Birthmarks. Hawthorne and the Cultural Production of the Psychological Self 13
- 2. Monsters in the Hothouse. Monstrous Expectations in "Rappacini's Daughter" 59
- 3. Plotting Womanhood. Feminine Evolution and Narrative Feminization in 'Blithedale' 80
- 4. Melville's Birthmarks. The Feminization Industry 104
- 5. Sowing Dragons' Teeth. Sowing Dragons' Teeth 122
- 6. Cleaning House. From the Gothic to the Middle--Class World Order 144
- 7. Disciplinary Misrepresentation. Reconstructing Miriam's Hand 162
- Coda. Hawthorne, the Disturbing Influence, and the Process of Class Formation 181
- Notes 189
- Bibliography 221
- Index 241
