The Politics of the Essay: Feminist Perspectives - Softcover

Joeres, Ruth-Ellen B.; Mittman, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253207886 ISBN 13: 9780253207883

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1993

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"The Politics of the Essay is that rare scholarly work that provides both a history of this relatively new field and of its formal characteristics and inspires its readers to want to participate in the making of this history." - Signs

Synopsis:

"The project of a feminist (and political) re-reading of the essay genre is so needed that ...I wondered why this had not been thought of before." - Leslie W. Rabine. As a genre that has been defined and theorized extensively, the essay raises particularly interesting questions for feminists. While it has often been described in "feminine" terms - e.g., open-ended, nonlinear, personal - it simultaneously carries the weight of an elite male tradition, beginning with its first practitioner, Michel de Montaigne. "The Politics of the Essay: Feminist Perspectives" examines the intersection of gender and genre that presents itself when women write essays. Employing gender, race, class, and national identity as axes of analysis, this volume introduces new perspectives into what has been a largely apolitical discussion of the essay. Representing various national literatures, the contributors investigate women essayists over the past two centuries. Also included is an original essay by Susan Griffin.

The contributors include Tuzyline Jita Allan, Margret Br gmann, Ruth-Ellen Boetcher Joeres, Amy Kaminsky, Pamela Klass Mittlefehldt, Elizabeth Mittman, Lourdes Rojas, Barbara Sichtermann, Eileen B. Sivert, Katherine Snyder, Nancy Saporta Sternbach, Constance A. Sullivan, and Arlene A. Teraoka.

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0253207886
• ISBN 13: 9780253207883
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240