Gender, genre, and Sybylla's performative identity in Miles Franklin's 'My Brilliant Career.'

Authors :: Henderson, Ian
Source :: Australian Literary Studies. Oct, 1997, Vol. v18 Issue n2, p165, 9 p.
Publication Year :: 1997
Abstract: Sybylla Melvyn, narrator of Miles Franklin's My Brilliant Career (1901), has troubled readers from the start. William Blackwood, editor, felt impelled to 'tone down' her narrative, and 'religious, political and […]

Subjects :: My Brilliant Career -- Criticism and interpretation
Australian fiction -- Criticism and interpretation
Gender identity -- Portrayals

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