Mary: A Fiction

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"Mary: A Fiction" is an early feminist novel by Mary Wollstonecraft that explores the emotional and intellectual struggles of a young woman constrained by 18th-century social norms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
novel
author Mary Wollstonecraft
authorGender female
centuryOfWork 18th century
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPublisherCountry United Kingdom
genre feminist literature
novel
romantic novel
hasCriticalReception recognized as an important early feminist text
languageOfTitle English
literaryForm prose fiction
literaryPeriod late 18th-century literature
mainCharacter Mary
movement Romanticism
early feminism
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor being one of the earliest feminist novels in English
depicting a woman's inner emotional and intellectual life
originalLanguage English
protagonistGender female
publicationDate 1788
relatedWorkByAuthor A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
settingPeriod 18th century
subjectMatter a young woman's struggle against social constraints
conflict between reason and feeling
theme constraints of social norms
critique of marriage
female friendship
intellectual independence
sensibility
women's emotional life
title Mary: A Fiction self-link

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Mary Wollstonecraft notableWork Mary: A Fiction
Mary notableWork Mary: A Fiction
subject surface form: Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary: A Fiction title Mary: A Fiction self-link