Little Women
Dublin Core
Title
Little Women
Subject
19th Century Literature
Description
Little Women is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott, originally published in two volumes, in 1868 and 1869. The story follows the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—and details their passage from childhood to womanhood. Loosely based on the lives of the author and her three sisters, it is classified as an autobiographical or semi-autobiographical novel.
The novel has been said to address three major themes: domesticity, work, and true love, all of them interdependent and each necessary to the achievement of its heroine's individual identity. Alcott created a new form of literature, one that took elements from romantic children's fiction and combined it with others from sentimental novels, resulting in a totally new genre. Within Little Women can be found the first vision of the "All-American girl" and that her various aspects are embodied in the differing March sisters.
The novel has been said to address three major themes: domesticity, work, and true love, all of them interdependent and each necessary to the achievement of its heroine's individual identity. Alcott created a new form of literature, one that took elements from romantic children's fiction and combined it with others from sentimental novels, resulting in a totally new genre. Within Little Women can be found the first vision of the "All-American girl" and that her various aspects are embodied in the differing March sisters.
Creator
Alcott, Louisa May
Date
1868, 1869
Rights
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Format
jpg
Language
en
Type
Image
Citation
Alcott, Louisa May, “Little Women,” Spring 25 Sec 3 Sec 4 Group 5, accessed March 15, 2025, https://lis5472.cci.fsu.edu/sp25sec3sec4/group5/items/show/6.