e/Virginia (novel)

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has gloss	eng: Virginia (1913) is a novel by Ellen Glasgow about a wife and mother who in vain seeks happiness by serving her family. This novel, her eleventh, marked a clear departure from Glasgows previous work -- she had written a series of bestsellers before publishing Virginia -- in that it attacked, in a subtle yet unmistakable way, the very layer of society that constituted her readership. Also, as its heroine, though virtuous and god-fearing, is denied the happiness she is craving, its plot did not live up to readers expectations as far as poetic justice is concerned and was bound to upset some of them. Today, Virginia is seen by many as an outstanding achievement in Glasgow's career, exactly because the author defied literary convention by questioning the foundations of American society around the turn of the last century, be it capitalism, religion or racism.
lexicalization	eng: Virginia
instance of	(noun) a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics" book

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