Fantomina
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Fantomina is an early 18th-century novella by Eliza Haywood that explores female desire, identity, and social constraints through a woman's adoption of multiple disguises to pursue a lover.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novella ⓘ |
| academicUse |
frequently taught in courses on 18th-century literature
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frequently taught in courses on feminist literary theory ⓘ |
| approximatePublicationDate | 1725 ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Eliza Haywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Eliza Haywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
class and social status
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female desire ⓘ female sexuality ⓘ gender roles ⓘ identity ⓘ performance and disguise ⓘ power dynamics in sexual relationships ⓘ social constraints ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| criticalReception | considered an important early feminist text by many scholars ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
female agency
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performance of femininity ⓘ sexual double standard ⓘ social reputation ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterDisguisesAs |
country maid
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incognita lady ⓘ prostitute ⓘ widow ⓘ |
| genre |
amatory fiction
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erotic fiction ⓘ novella ⓘ proto-feminist literature ⓘ romance fiction ⓘ |
| includedIn | Eliza Haywood’s early prose fiction corpus ⓘ |
| keyMotif |
deception
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disguise ⓘ masquerade ⓘ seduction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | amatory fiction tradition ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainMaleCharacter | Beauplaisir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeOutcome |
heroine becomes pregnant
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heroine is sent to a monastery in France ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrator ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotDevice | multiple disguises adopted by the heroine ⓘ |
| protagonist | unnamed gentlewoman ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous narrative ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ |
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