Download or read book Desire and Domestic Fiction written by Nancy Armstrong and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1987 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A strikingly original treatment of the rise of the novel, Desire and Domestic Fiction makes a major contribution to feminist theory, to the understanding of the role of gender in culture and its relation to political change, and to studies in the history of the British novel. Its successful application of contemporary theory, especially its use of Foucault's History of Sexuality, will interest scholars involved in the criticism of culture"--Jacket.