The Anxiety of Dispossession

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Exploring the theme of jealousy in nineteenth-century France, Masha Belenky examines how this obsession permeated literature and other cultural spheres. Major French novelists and various authors addressed jealousy as a reflection of broader societal issues, including political and moral authority crises, evolving gender roles, and shifting concepts of marriage in the aftermath of the Revolution. Through these narratives, the book highlights the complexities of human emotions and societal anxieties during a transformative period in French history.