Outcasts and Angels – The New Anthology of Deaf Characters in Literature - Softcover

Sayers, Edna Edith

 
9781563685392: Outcasts and Angels – The New Anthology of Deaf Characters in Literature
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1563685396 ISBN 13: 9781563685392
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press, 2013

Synopsis

More than thirty years after the groundbreaking publication of "Angels and Outcasts: An Anthology of Deaf Characters in Literature", Edna Edith Sayers re-envisions the anthology for the twenty-first century. In "Outcasts and Angels: The New Anthology of Deaf Characters in Literature", Sayers shows us the work of eminent and underrepresented deaf and hearing writers to encourage readers to come to terms with ingrained perceptions and biases towards the deaf. Sayers introduces three lesser known deaf writers: Charlotte Elizabeth (1790-1846), Howard Tracy Hofsteater (1909-64), and Douglas Bullard (1937-2005), but also includes luminaries such as Daniel Defoe, Flannery O'Connor, and Julian Barnes. Finally, Sayers features a global cast, including South African writer Nadine Gordimer, Danish writer Karen von Blixen-Finecke (writing as Isak Dinesen), and Lithuanian writer Juozas Grusas. "Outcasts and Angels" is sure to take its place with "Angels and Outcasts" as an insightful and important contribution to the field.

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About the Author

Edna Edith Sayers was professor of English at Gallaudet University for twenty years and now lives on Seneca Lake in New York State where she writes on Deaf history, Old Icelandic literature, and disability studies.

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Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1563685396
ISBN 13 
9781563685392
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
368