Date of Award
1993
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Peyton, Ann
Abstract
The fiction of Constance Fenimore Woolson mirrors her own life as she struggles to find success in the literary world during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. At that time, the literary world was dominated and controlled by males. In her fiction, Woolson explored three major themes: isolation, a daughter's place in the family, and the struggle for success and acceptance in the literary world. Although Woolson enjoyed great success during her lifetime, her work disappeared from the literary scene after the turn of the century. Beginning in the 1970s, her fiction was rediscovered and studied by critics and scholars who found much to praise and admire. Woolson may soon be restored to her rightful place in literary history based on fiction worth reading and a life worth admiring.
Extent
68 p.
Recommended Citation
Tancredi, Katherine Valerie, "Constance Fenimore Woolson: Her life in her work" (1993). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 409.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/409
Identifier
FADT14983
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1993.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters