Armed Ambiguity is a fascinating examination of the tropes of the woman warrior constructed by print culture--including press reports, novels, dramatic works, and lyrical texts--during the decades-long conflict in Europe around 1800.

In it, Julie Koser sheds new light on how women's bodies became a battleground for competing social, cultural, and political agendas in one of the most pivotal periods of modern history. She traces the women warriors in this work as reflections of the social and political climate in German-speaking lands, and she reveals how literary texts...

Armed Ambiguity is a fascinating examination of the tropes of the woman warrior constructed by print culture--including press reports, novels, dramatic works, and lyrical texts--during the decades-long conflict in Europe around 1800.

In it, Julie Koser sheds new light on how women's bodies became a battleground for competing social, cultural, and political agendas in one of the most pivotal periods of modern history. She traces the women warriors in this work as reflections of the social and political climate in German-speaking lands, and she reveals how literary texts...