Foreword by Lynne Tatlock
Preface
Chapter 1: Inspired by a Culture and its Women: Kate Chopin's German Influences
Chapter 2: Paving the Way: The Influence of German Role Models on Kate Chopin's Early Short Stories
Chapter 3: The Legacy of Fanny Lewald: Impetus and Influences on the Literary Work of Kate Chopin
Chapter 4: Moral Awareness and Social Reforms: Aspects of Fanny Lewald's Socio-Political Treatises in Kate Chopin's Short Stories
Chapter 5: Moving Towards Moral Liberation: Fanny Lewald's Clementine and the Rebellion of Kate Chopin's Heroines
Chapter 6: Recapturing the Orient: Ida von Hahn-Hahn, Countess Faustina, and the Mystique of a New Feminine Self in Kate Chopin's "An Egyptian Cigarette"
Chapter 7: "Moving from the Inside Out": Malwida von Meysenburg and Kate Chopin's Portrayal of a New Feminine Identity in The Awakening
Conclusion
Bibliography
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