@article{716540,
      author = {Holmesland, Oddvar.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/716540},
      title = {Utopian negotiation : Aphra Behn & Margaret Cavendish  /},
      abstract = {Aphra Behn (1640-1689) and Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673)  were two of the boldest women authors of seventeenth  century England. They made gestures toward a utopian future  involving female emancipation and gender agreement, but  depicted a world too complex for simple answers. In the  first book-length exploration of the two authors together,  Holmesland reevaluates the nature of utopianism in the  writings of both, considering a wide range of their  literary output. Both writers try to avoid fixed positions,  exploring areas in between, seeking mediating solutions  through "utopian negotiation." Requiring more equal gender  relations, for instance, they challenge patriarchalism;  however, while seeking to redefine the heroic code of  honor, idealizing gentleness in men, they call for a  femininity with heroic resources. Aspiring to such ideals  of male-female mutuality, both authors extend this thinking  to their view of the body politic. Capacious in scope, this  book illuminates the work of two ground-breaking writers,  and in doing so, gives them a much deserved, wider  audience."--Publisher's website.},
      recid = {716540},
      pages = {1 online resource (ix, 347 pages)},
}