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Though Friedrich Schiller enjoyed prominent literary standing and great popularity in nineteenth century literary England, his influence has been largely neglected in recent scholarship on the perio……続きを見る

First published in 1970, this study demonstrates both the range and essential unity of the works of Mrs. Gaskell. The author analyses the novels of social criticism, the biography of Charlotte Bront……続きを見る

First published in 1979, this book looks at every aspect of the life and work of Elizabeth Gaskell, including her lesser known novels and writings ー especially those concerning life in the industri……続きを見る

First published in 2009, this book investigates the cultural significance of nineteenth-century women’s writing and reading practices. Beginning with an examination of non-fictional diaries and the ……続きを見る

The essays collected in Jane Austen and the Arts; Elegance, Propriety, and Harmony examine Austen’s understanding of the arts, her aesthetic philosophy, and her role as artist. Together, they explor……続きを見る

La Figure de proue est un recueil de poèmes de la poétesse, romancière et historienne française Lucie Delarue-Mardrus (1874 – 1945). Ce livre numérique présente l'édition intégrale et comporte une t……続きを見る

Set against the political upheaval of the 1960s, a Catholic feminist remembers how her romantic relationship with a priest inspired them both to take responsibility for their own life choices. Benea……続きを見る

With this critically acclaimed 1940 memoir, pioneering Japanese writer and activist Ayako Ishigaki made history. Restless Wave is the first book written in English by a Japanese woman, introducing W……続きを見る

Anaïs Nin: A Myth of Her Own traces Nin’s literary craft by following the intimacy of self-exploration and poetic expression attained in the details of the quotidian, transfigured into fiction. By d……続きを見る

In the early and mid-nineteenth century, Marguerite Blessington, who had been born in Ireland but spent most of her life in London, became a famous salonnière; she was generally regarded as an impor……続きを見る

Journeys Exposed: Women's Writing, Photography, and Mobility examines contemporary literature written by women that are all in different ways related to Italy. It argues that photography provides wo……続きを見る

Sylvia Forty, poetessa cosmica, è nata a Ferrara . Ha pubblicato la raccolta poetica "Biancaneve a New York" (Este Edition) e alcuni testi in "A.A.VV., La prima donna sulla luna"(La Carmelina), libr……続きを見る

Modernism, Sex, and Gender is an up-to-date and in-depth review of how theories of gender and sexuality have shaped the way modernism has been read and interpreted from its inception to the present ……続きを見る

There is a new category of authors blurring the line between fiction and nonfiction: women who work or have worked in criminal justice--lawyers, police officers and forensic investigators--who publi……続きを見る

'That word, "vacation," makes me sweat.' Coco Chanel on taking a break 'You must do it irregardless, or it will eat its way out of you.' Zora Neale Hurston on writing 'One has to choose between the ……続きを見る

Fay Weldon, Feminism, and British Culture: Challenging Cultural and Literary Conventions offers a critical analysis of British author Fay Weldon’s major novels from 1967 to the present and addresses……続きを見る

Ayn Rand wrote and lectured on economic concepts and topics. This volume addresses the economic and business aspects of her writings. The authors of this anthology are from a variety of fields and a……続きを見る

Frequently dismissed as a 'nature poet' and an 'Indian Princess' E. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913) was not only an accomplished thinker and writer but a contentious and passionate personality who 'talk……続きを見る

Conversations with Gish Jen is the first collection of interviews with the renowned contemporary American author Gish Jen (b. 1955), whose acclaimed fiction and nonfiction have fascinated American r……続きを見る

"In ihren Romanen und Erzählungen widmet sich Terézia Mora Außenseitern und Heimatlosen, prekären Existenzen und Menschen auf der Suche (…). Dies geschieht suggestiv und kraftvoll, bildintensiv und ……続きを見る

Lélia est un roman de George Sand paru en 1833. Ce livre fait partie des romans philosophiques et féministes de George Sand. Lélia est une œuvre dense, intense, cynique, noire et à la fois magique, ……続きを見る

This book considers twentieth and twenty-first century literary and cultural formations of the postcolonial city and the constitution of new subjects within it. Varma offers a reading of both histor……続きを見る

Contrary to previous studies of Tillie Olsen’s writing, Tillie Olsen and the Dialectical Philosophy of Proletarian Literature analyzes the impact of one of the most important philosophies of the las……続きを見る

The mother-daughter partnership that produced the Little House books has fascinated scholars and readers alike. Now, John E. Miller, one of America’s leading authorities on Laura Ingalls Wilder and ……続きを見る

In their new monograph, Gender and Short Fiction: Women's Tales in Contemporary Britain, Jorge Sacido-Romero and Laura M Lojo-Rodriguez explain why artistically ambitious women writers continue turn……続きを見る

An eleventh-century classic, The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon is frequently paired with The Tale of Genji as one of the most important works in the Japanese canon. Yet it has also been marginalized w……続きを見る

Unlock the more straightforward side of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Harry Potter an……続きを見る

Catapulted to fame in 1982 with the publication of her third novelーthe Pulitzer Prize–winning The Color PurpleーAlice Walker has become one of America’s most celebrated and divisive authors. With b……続きを見る

In Unbecoming Language, Annabel L. Kim examines a corpus of French writing against difference. Inaugurated by Nathalie Sarraute and sustained in the work of Monique Wittig and Anne Garréta, this cor……続きを見る

All those times, when mother picked my brother instead of me, I had tears in my eyes, unseen and unheard. All those times, when my uncle touched me there was a fear in my head, unread and unheard. A……続きを見る