The Historical Female Scientist in the Contemporary Anglophone Biographical Novel
With a few exceptions, our view of the history of science has often focused solely on great men. In recent years, however, there has been an increasing “rediscovery” of female scientists and their often little-known or forgotten achievements. The present book is dedicated to this current development...
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| description | With a few exceptions, our view of the history of science has often focused solely on great men. In recent years, however, there has been an increasing “rediscovery” of female scientists and their often little-known or forgotten achievements. The present book is dedicated to this current development, also known as “herstory.” It shows that the genre of biographical fiction (i.e. the fictionalized representation of a historical person’s life) plays an important role in this rewriting that now includes and highlights the perspectives of women. In examining the depiction of female scientists in selected novels and analyzing the ways in which historical fact and fictional privilege intertwine in the portrayal of their biographies, this study reveals the genre’s potential for telling women’s life stories but also points to the stereotypical images and myths (re-)emerging despite the narratives’ avowed revisionist agendas. This book is highly valuable to feminist literary studies and an important addition to the growing field of biofiction scholarship, especially for the connections it draws to the history of science and women’s history. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1777082026-06-17T08:24:13Z The Historical Female Scientist in the Contemporary Anglophone Biographical Novel Müller-Dittrich, Christine Mary Anning Caroline Herschel Mileva Marić Ada Lovelace biographical fiction biofiction feminist literary studies thema EDItEUR::F Fiction and Related items::FC Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction With a few exceptions, our view of the history of science has often focused solely on great men. In recent years, however, there has been an increasing “rediscovery” of female scientists and their often little-known or forgotten achievements. The present book is dedicated to this current development, also known as “herstory.” It shows that the genre of biographical fiction (i.e. the fictionalized representation of a historical person’s life) plays an important role in this rewriting that now includes and highlights the perspectives of women. In examining the depiction of female scientists in selected novels and analyzing the ways in which historical fact and fictional privilege intertwine in the portrayal of their biographies, this study reveals the genre’s potential for telling women’s life stories but also points to the stereotypical images and myths (re-)emerging despite the narratives’ avowed revisionist agendas. This book is highly valuable to feminist literary studies and an important addition to the growing field of biofiction scholarship, especially for the connections it draws to the history of science and women’s history. Published 2026-06-17T08:24:10Z 2026-06-17T08:24:10Z 2025 book 978-3-98940-102-0 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/177708 eng SALS – Studies in Anglophone Literatures image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://www.wvttrier.de/en/p/the-historical-female-scientist-in-the-contemporary-anglophone-biographical-novel https://www.wvttrier.de/en/p/the-historical-female-scientist-in-the-contemporary-anglophone-biographical-novel Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier (WVT) Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier e817b8e7-82d0-4a7e-a757-258d62230608 978-3-98940-102-0 Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier 47 284 Trier open access |
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