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A Sweet, Separate Intimacy: Women Writers of the American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Susan Cummins, PUBLISHER: University of Utah Press, An engaging collection that represents the work of thirty-four writers who were originally published during the settlement years of the American frontier. Each selection is prefaced by informative biographical information.

The North American Review, Vol. 28

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cairns Collection of American Women Writers, PUBLISHER: General Books LLC, NA

The Forgotten Generation: French Women Writers of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Milligan, Jennifer, PUBLISHER: Berg Publishers, As a wave of open misogyny swept through French literature and society in the aftermath of the Great War, a new generation of professional women writers took up pen to redress the situation. They disputed the prescriptive social and cultural roles ascribed to women and proposed inspiring new definitions of womanhood. Many critics today are oblivious to women's literary achievements during this period, which remain subject to severe critical neglect. This book analyzes and challenges the way in which these important women writers have been marginalized in the annals of French literary history and offers fresh readings and reappraisals of their thematically and aesthetically innovative works.

Short Stories by Latin American Women: The Magic and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: De Zapata, Celia C. / Allende, Isabel / Zapata, Celia Correas, PUBLISHER: Arte Publico Press, This collection offers stories by thirty of the most important women writers of Latin America. An introduction by Isabel Allende is included.

New Essays on Uncle Tom's Cabin

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sundquist, Eric J. / Elliott, Emory, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Increased interest in the role of women and minorities in establishing the canon of American literature has led to renewed interest in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The essays in this volume set out to provide contemporary readers with a critical and historical interpretation of the novel that reflects the best of recent scholarship. In his introduction Eric J. Sundquist attempts to show that Uncle Tom's Cabin boldly takes issue with both proslavery arguments and prevailing prejudices among abolitionists, employing the forms of popular melodrama and heated rhetoric to carry its complex argument. The individual essays examine the influence of Stowe's novel on the characterization of women in the American novel and on later women writers, the role of women in the antislavery movement, the literary exchanges between Stowe and her contemporaries; Uncle Tom's Cabin and the tradition of the Gothic novel, and the characterizations of blacks in this novel and in later works.

Comfort

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Howse, Christopher, PUBLISHER: Continuum, This is the alternative to Prozac for a generation that has lost the meaning of the word "comfort." This new anthology from Christopher Howse is a sequel to his successful Best Sermons Ever and The Best Spiritual Reading Ever. It contains more than 80 extracts, in prose and verse, from spiritual writers of a Christian background in the English language tradition. This means British and American authors or classical authors whose writing were adopted by that tradition. The extracts are varied with shorter prayers and poems. This is an area in which women writers have been particularly strong, and in this new book of comfort women writers are featured prominently, including Emily Dickinson, Jane Austen, Teresa of Avila and Catherine of Sienna.

Rewriting the Word American Women Writers and the Bible

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Amy Benson Brown, PUBLISHER: Praeger, NA

Truth Tales: Contemporary Stories by Women Writers of India

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kali for Women / Kalpakian, Laura / Alexander, Meena, PUBLISHER: Feminist Press, The rich popular tradition of India's women writers is finally available in this collection of short stories translated from seven of the country's languages. The writers and their heroines reflect the complex mosaic of Indian life-they are old and young, rural and urban, rich and poor. Here we meet Muniyakka, called "walkie-talkie" because she mutters to herself; Shakun, the dollmaker, an exploited artist who needs to feel that others depend on her; and Jashoda, professional mother to children of the rich, from Mahasveta Devi's acknowledged masterpiece "The Wet Nurse." These stories "are dense with thsoe customs, manners, and objects that usually remain locked within regional languages," wrote Anita Desai in the New York Review of Books. Meena Alexander's thoughtful introduction places the stories and the writers in the context of modern India.

Elizabethan Writers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nichell, Charles / Nicholl, Charles, PUBLISHER: National Portrait Gallery, Featuring some of the key writers and patrons of the period, Charles Nicholl probes the uncertain world of Elizabethan England to provide fascinating insights into the lives of some of history's greatest writers.

Reading the Women of the Bible: A New Interpretation of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Frymer-Kensky, Tikva, PUBLISHER: Schocken Books Inc, "Reading the Women of the Bible "takes up two of the most significant intellectual and religious issues of our day: the experiences of women in a patriarchal society and the relevance of the Bible to modern life.

The Imprisonment of African American Women: Causes,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Collins, Catherine F., PUBLISHER: McFarland & Company, Child care, medical conditions, the historical plight of incarcerated black women, alternatives to prisons and future trends are covered. The primary research is supported by the author's survey of prison populations.

Of Dreams Deferred, Dead or Alive: African Perspectives on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ojo-Ade, Femi, PUBLISHER: Praeger, This is the first collection of essays in which African critics present an in-depth study of African-American writers. These prominent critics from different African countries and backgrounds bring an important perspective to the complex relationship between African Americans and Africa. Through provocative readings of prominent African-American writers, the contributors provide insights into contemporary African-American issues. This collection offers a rare opportunity to view African opinions on what it means to be African American.

Bilingual Women: Anthropological Approaches to Second

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ardener, Shirley / Burton, Pauline / Dyson, Ketaki Kushari, PUBLISHER: Berg Publishers, This book studies women's language use in bilingual or multi-lingual cultural situations. The authors - social anthropologists, language teachers, and interpreters cover a wide variety of geographical and linguistic situations, from the death of Gaelic in the Outer Hebrides, to the use of Spanish by Quechua and Aymara women in the Andes. Certain common themes emerge: dominant and sub-dominant languages, women's use of them; ambivalent attitudes towards women as translators, interpreters and writers in English as a second language; and the critical role of women in the survival (or death) of minority languages such as Gaelic and Breton.

Women of Words

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bukovinsky Teacher, Janet / Powell, Jenny, PUBLISHER: Running Press Book Publishers, "Women of Words" celebrates the best of women's writing from the last two centuries. Featuring 35 extraordinary writers, including Mary Wollstonecraft, Toni Morrison, Willa Cather, and Edith Wharton, this elegant treasury presents carefully selected excerpts from each woman's writings. A concise biography and original, full-color portrait accompany each profile.

Women in Washington: Advocates for Public Policy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tinker, Irene, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), The book synthesizes the successes and failures of two decades in the struggle to improve the lives of American women through the political process. Many of the contributors have worked in federal government, and they consider such areas as education, employment, law and business -- testifying to the wider social and political role that so-called 'women's issues' have played in shaping American society since the early s. This book is destined to shape the agenda of the women's movement for the next generation. '...the text is a wonderful resource for students of political science, organizational change, and women's studies.' -- Choice, May 'Written in a lucid and jargon-free style, the book provides both the general reader and the professional with new information on much-studied issues such as the ERA...' -- Perspective

Book of Quotations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Geddes & Grosset, PUBLISHER: Geddes & Grosset, From Marilyn Monroe to Mao Tse-Tung, the "Book of Quotations is a fascinating and entertaining selection of quotes from some of the world's wittiest and wisest people--writers, philosophers, statesmen and women, actors and many others. Thematically arranged and including an index of authors, it provides writers and public speakers with quotable material for any occasion.

Wandering Women: Two Centuries of Travel Out of Ireland

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelly, A. A., PUBLISHER: Irish American Book Company, This unique, fascinating book features two centuries of travel from the journals, letters, and autobiographies of thirty-seven intrepid Irish women, among them Anna Jane Thornson, who posed as a sailor to get to New York, Daisy Bates, who lived with the Australian aborigines, and Eleanor K. Cavanagh, a ladies' maid behind the scenes in Russian court life. Writers from this century include Kate O'Brien, Dervla Murphy, Mary Russell and Rosita Boland.

A Mine of Her Own: Women Prospectors in the American West,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zanjani, Sally, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, From the California gold rush through the mid-twentieth century, a special breed of women played an integral and heretofore unrecognized part in some of the most stirring adventures of the pioneer experience: the saintly Nellie Cashman; the copper queen Ferminia Sarras, known for her grand sprees; the former rodeo champion turned prospector; the ex-actress who snowshoed her way to Nome; and many more. Chosen as one of the top ten books of all time by the Mining History Association, "A Mine of Her Own "tells the definitive story of America's women prospectors for the first time.

The African-American Bookshelf

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mason, Clifford, PUBLISHER: Citadel Press, Much more than a cursory list of must-reads, The African-American Bookshelf provides sharp political commentary on and meaningful critiques of the classic works on subjects of interest to all Americans -- from politics and sports to the arts, and from cultural trends and civil rights to military history. Author and scholar Clifford Mason explores titles that are obscure and well-known, from the canonical (Booker T. Washington's Up From Slavery) to the radical (David Walker's Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World). Including books written by authors from the beginning of the country's history to contemporary writers (ranked from #1 to #50 in order of importance), Mason guides the reader through the highlights -- and lowlights -- of America's past. The African-American Bookshelf illustrates the contributions of black men and women to every part of the nation's history. This essential volume belongs in the library of every informed American reader and will appeal to scholars and historians as well as students of history and literature. Acquista Ora

The Girls: Jewish Women of Brownsville, Brooklyn,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ford, Carole Bell, PUBLISHER: State University of New York Press, This book tells the stories of the Jewish women who came of age in Brownsville, Brooklyn, in the s and s. Through in-depth interviews with more than forty women, Carole Bell Ford explores the choices these women made and the boundaries within which they made them, offering fresh insights into the culture and values of Jewish women in the postwar period. Not content to remain in the past, The Girls is also a story of women who live in the present, who lead fulfilling lives even as they struggle to adjust to changes in American society that conflict with their own values and that have profoundly affected the lives of their children and grandchildren.

Little Women

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alcott, Louisa May, PUBLISHER: Puffin Books, Little Women is an outstanding achievement of nineteenth-century American literature, and the first children's novel written in the United States to have become an enduring classic. The March girls are shown throughout as real people and not mere moral examples as we follow them from childhood through Little Women and Little Women Part Two (known in Europe as Good Wives). The portrayal of the strains and delights of family life is unsurpassed in literature of the time, and has a telling message for the modern world.

Elizabethan Women and the Poetry of Courtship

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bell, Ilona, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, During Elizabeth I's reign, love poetry acquired a popularity and brilliance unparalleled in English literary history. Ilona Bell shows how the tropes and rhetoric of love poetry were used to court Elizabethan women (at court, in the great houses, and in society at large) and how the women responded to being wooed, in prose, poetry and speech. Juxtaposing canonical male poets and recently discovered women writers, she investigates texts addressed to, written by, read, or heard by Elizabethan women, and charts the beginnings of a female lyric tradition.

Women in U.S. History: A Resource Guide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hardy, Lyda Mary, PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, Discover the best books, Web sites, audiovisual items, and other materials to research notable women of the United States. Learn about women from Colonial times to the present day who have made strides in many fields of endeavor including the arts, literature, politics, religion, science, and sports. Materials listed feature women from all regions of the country and from many American cultural groups. The guide concentrates on materials published or produced during the s, and its final section outlines the field of women's history in terms of its historiography, theory and methodology, and its place in education.

Gender Conflicts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Iacovetta, Franca / Valverde, Mariana, PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, In the early s, when women's history began to claim attention as an emerging discipline in North American universities, it was dominated by a middle-class Anglo-Saxon bias. Today the field is much more diverse, a development reflected in the scope of this volume. Rather than documenting the experiences of women solely in a framework of gender analysis, its authors recognize the interaction of race, class, and gender as central in shaping women's lives, and men's.; These essays represent an exciting breakthrough in women's studies, expanding the borders of the discipline while breaking down barriers between mainstream and women's history.

HEATH ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN LITVOL D

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: LAUTER YARBOROUGH AL, PUBLISHER: CENGAGE LEARNING, Unrivaled diversity and ease of use have made THE HEATH ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: VOLUME D: MODERN PERIOD (), Seventh Edition, a best-selling text since , when the first edition was published. In presenting a more inclusive canon of American literature, THE HEATH ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: VOLUME D: MODERN PERIOD (), Seventh Edition, continues to balance the traditional, leading names in American literature with lesser-known writers. Available in five volumes for greater flexibility, the seventh edition offers thematic groupings, called "In Focus," to stimulate classroom discussions and showcase the treatment of important topics across the genres.

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