Marilyn Francus
Biographic Data
| ID | 9948727 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marilyn Francus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marilyn |
| FAMILY NAME | Francus |
| SIGNATURE | FRANCUS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | West Virginia University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Why Austen, not Burney? Tracing the Mechanisms of Reputation and Legacy
During the 200 th anniversary of Austen’s death in 2017, the narrative of Austen’s rise to fame and her ongoing celebrity circulated throughout modern culture. But how did this happen? When Austen died in 1817, it was not obvious that Austen would become the archetypal British woman writer. Frances Burney was far more famous in her lifetime than Austen was in hers, and Burney’s novels (particularly Evelina and Cecilia ) achieved as much, if not m…
Introduction
Writing Lives in the Eighteenth Century
Writing Lives in the Eighteenth Century is a collection of essays on memoir, biography, and autobiography during a formative period for the genre. The essays revolve around recognized male and female figures—returning to the Boswell and Burney circle—but present arguments that dismantle traditional privileging of biographical modes. The contributors reconsider the processes of hero making in the beginning phases of a culture of celebrity. Employi…
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Writing Lives in the Eighteenth Century
Writing Lives in the Eighteenth Century is a collection of essays on memoir, biography, and autobiography during a formative period for the genre. The essays revolve around recognized male and female figures—returning to the Boswell and Burney circle—but present arguments that dismantle traditional privileging of biographical modes. The contributors reconsider the processes of hero making in the beginning phases of a culture of celebrity. Employi…
Why Austen, not Burney? Tracing the Mechanisms of Reputation and Legacy
During the 200 th anniversary of Austen’s death in 2017, the narrative of Austen’s rise to fame and her ongoing celebrity circulated throughout modern culture. But how did this happen? When Austen died in 1817, it was not obvious that Austen would become the archetypal British woman writer. Frances Burney was far more famous in her lifetime than Austen was in hers, and Burney’s novels (particularly Evelina and Cecilia ) achieved as much, if not m…
Introduction
History (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Art history (1 work) · biography (1 work) · Cultural History and Identity Formation (1 work) · Historical Influence and Diplomacy (1 work) · Literature Analysis and Criticism (1 work) · Literature: history, themes, analysis (1 work)