The female American and its liminal spaces (Article)

The Female American; or, the Adventures of Unca Eliza Winkfield is a narrative of self-discovery which relies on liminality, or the power of between spaces, to highlight the journey of its alleged author and titular character, Unca Eliza Winkfield. Published anonymously in London in 1767, The Fem...

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Main Author: Kneitly, Jonahs
Other Authors: School of Humanities
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172640
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:The Female American; or, the Adventures of Unca Eliza Winkfield is a narrative of self-discovery which relies on liminality, or the power of between spaces, to highlight the journey of its alleged author and titular character, Unca Eliza Winkfield. Published anonymously in London in 1767, The Female American, like many thematically similar texts, capitalized on the popularity of Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe published in 1719.