The Cambridge Companion to Nineteenth-Century American Women's Writing

Philip Gould editor Dale M Bauer editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:15th Nov '01

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A 2001 Companion providing an overview of the history of writing by women in nineteenth-century America.

A specially commissioned collection designed for use by students and first published in 2001. It provides an overview of the history of writing by women in the period, and offers several valuable tools for students, including a chronology of works and suggestions for further reading.Providing an overview of the history of writing by women in the period, this 2001 Companion establishes the context in which this writing emerged, and traces the origin of the terms which have traditionally defined the debate. It includes essays on topics of recent concern, such as women and war, erotic violence, the liberating and disciplinary effects of religion, and examines the work of a variety of women writers, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Rebecca Harding Davis and Louisa May Alcott. The volume plots new directions for the study of American literary history, and provides several valuable tools for students, including a chronology of works and suggestions for further reading.

"Commissioned for students of literature, this collection provides an excellent overview of 19h century women's writing.... Including both general and specific indexes, it is an indispensable resource for students of American literature and history at all levels, from general readers and lower-division undergraduates to researchers and faculty." Choice

ISBN: 9780521660037

Dimensions: 235mm x 158mm x 28mm

Weight: 689g

368 pages