The Vintage Book of American Women Writers

The Vintage Book of American Women Writers
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 850
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ISBN-10 : 9780307744968
ISBN-13 : 0307744965
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Book Synopsis The Vintage Book of American Women Writers by : Elaine Showalter

Download or read book The Vintage Book of American Women Writers written by Elaine Showalter and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries women have been marginalized and overlooked in American literary history. That injustice is corrected in this entertaining and provocative collection of 350 years of poetry and fiction by American women. From Puritan poet Anne Bradstreet to Margaret Fuller to Harriet Beecher Stowe, readers will encounter scores of lesser-known and forgotten writers who fully deserve to be rediscovered and enjoyed by new generations. Our famous women writers, including contemporary stars like Annie Proux and Jhumpa Lahiri, are showcased in their full literary context, offering an epic overview of the canon in one monumental, dazzling volume. This landmark anthology features the best work of our best American women, and was inspired and informed by the author's groundbreaking history celebrating women writers, A Jury of Her Peers.


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