Modern American Women Writers - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684190575 ISBN 13: 9780684190570

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1991

Synopsis

Forty-one essays on the lives, work, and influence of such diverse authors as Elizabeth Bishop, Toni Morrison, Joyce Carol Oates, Sylvia Plath, Maya Angelou, and Edith Wharton. Each essay discusses the author's style, development, and place in the American literary tradition, as well as her impact on feminist thought. Alphabetically arranged, and with a chronology of American women's history, bibliographies and suggestions for further reading. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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From the Back Cover:

"Modern American Women Writers" is a rich examination of how the lives of thirty-two of America's leading writers shaped the literature they produced. The essays in this book are by the best scholars in the field of women's studies and combine illuminating biographical detail with thoughtful discussions of each author's work. Based on the acclaimed hardcover, this concise edition of "Modern American Women Writers" is a unique look at a century of women's contributions to the American literary tradition. As the distinguished feminist critic Elaine Showalter says in the introduction, "Women have revised the fundamental themes and conventions of American literature, including its myths of individuality, community, language, and the frontier. Feminine imagination and feminine energy are part of our cultural heritage, and any history of American literature that excludes women's contribution cannot be complete."

Synopsis:

Essays on forty-one women authors.

About this edition

• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0684190575
• ISBN 13: 9780684190570
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1166
• Editor: Showalter Elaine