'The Fatal Effects of Parental Tyranny' and Other Fantasies of Daughter/Father Relationships, 1780-1840
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
10-20-2011
Disciplines
Literature in English, North America
Abstract
Popular late 18th and early 19th c. American stories of daughter/father relationships feature either malicious and tyrannical or sweet and incompetent fathers, both concerned with whom their daughters will marry. I will explore the meaning of these stories, their relationship to reality, and shifts in daughter/father imagery in American print culture between 1780 and 1840.
Recommended Citation
Tomhave Blauvelt, Martha, "'The Fatal Effects of Parental Tyranny' and Other Fantasies of Daughter/Father Relationships, 1780-1840" (2011). Forum Lectures. 37.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/forum_lectures/37
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