Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-238) and index.
Contents:
Innovation and education : historical contexts from the Belle Epoque -- Literary contexts : Bildungsroman, Erziehungsroman, Berufsroman -- Dreams and disappointments : women's education novels -- Cervelines : women scientists in novels of professional development -- Independantes : professional women writers -- The composite : women lawyers in Les dames du palais -- After the war.
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