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The Virginal Mother in German Culture: From Sophie von La Roche and Goethe to Metropolis by Lauren Nossett (review)
Ist Teil von
German Studies Review, 2020-05, Vol.43 (2), p.401-403
Ort / Verlag
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press
Erscheinungsjahr
2020
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Project MUSE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
In other words, it points to the impossible standards against which German women were measured over a span of nearly 200 years. [...]since the virginal mother's role is predicated on the absence or inadequacy of biological mothers, this figure of ideal femininity always assumes other women's failure. Nossett notes that the governess is an iconic figure of nineteenth-century English literature; her study makes a convincing case that the German virginal mother belongs in a similar category. [...]the book is a pleasure to read, combining a clear, direct prose style, well-organized chapters, accessible historical and theoretical contextualizations, and transparent literary analyses. [...]it will be an important resource not only for specialists of German literature and culture, but also for students and for scholars of motherhood and gender in other fields.