Women Authors 50

Recovering the bold voices and audacious lives of women who confronted capitalist society’s failures and injustices in the 1930sーa decade unnervingly similar to our own In the Company of Radical Wo……続きを見る

Beat Myths in Literature reassesses the work of women poets associated with the Beat Generation from the critical lens of revisionist discourses. Using the metaphor and the critical lens of looking ……続きを見る

This book explores desire through the work of a new generation of Japanese women writers, in response to the increased attention these writers have received following the release of their work in th……続きを見る

Este volumen no es un ensayo académico, ni lo pretende. Uno tiene el suficiente pudor para manifestar que nada sustancial sabría añadir a lo mucho dicho y escrito sobre la obra de Samuel Beckett, un……続きを見る

In "The Women Novelists," R. Brimley Johnson delivers a captivating exploration of the contributions and societal perceptions of female writers in a literary landscape traditionally dominated by men……続きを見る

Whether on the seashore or on the trails between clumps of Haworth heather, let us walk with Anne Brontë and listen to her discussing the kind of truth “that always conveys its own moral to those wh……続きを見る

Unfinished Austen examines four texts that Jane Austen left incomplete: Catharine, or the Bower (1792–-3), Lady Susan (1795?), The Watsons (1803–-4?) and Sanditon (1817), none of them published till……続きを見る

This innovative collection pairs portraits with critical biographies of twelve key Chicana writers, offering an engaging look at their work, contributions to the field, and major achievements. Artis……続きを見る

Gender, Crime, and Murder in Victorian England seeks to provide a comprehensive examination of the notorious Mannings' ‘Bermondsey murder’, and its wider implications in Victorian criminal narrative……続きを見る

We have developed this volume, Deep Reading, Deep Learning, as a companion to our 2017 NCTE book, Deep Reading: Teaching Reading in the Writing Classroom, which received the CCCC Outstanding Book Aw……続きを見る

Within the past decades, nostalgia has become a misleadingly familiar concept. Whereas popular nostalgia connotes an idealised memory of the past, nost/algia implies a novelty of approach by focusin……続きを見る

Destins de femmes is the first comprehensive overview of French women writers during the turbulent period of 1750-1850. John Isbell provides an essential collection that illuminates the impact women……続きを見る

Using a critical lens derived from ecopsychology and its praxis, ecotherapy, this book explores the relationships Madeleine L’Engle develops for her characters in a selection of the novels from her ……続きを見る

What happens when you want to depart an already-established life to begin an entirely new one, leaving behind an enviable job and steady paycheck for the thrilling vagaries of becoming a self-employ……続きを見る

‘Mirza’s theorization of resistance is a substantive addition to feminist and postcolonial scholarship, and her rich readings of different literary texts make a valuable contribution to feminist lit……続きを見る

Demystifying the “Poet Laureate of Depression” Pleasure-loving, sarcastic, stubborn, determined, erotic, deeply sad--Jane Kenyon’s complexity and contradictions found expression in luminous poems th……続きを見る

Embark on an awe-inspiring journey with "85 Remarkable Women in History," a captivating celebration of fearless pioneers who shattered ceilings and carved trails across a multitude of domains. This ……続きを見る

A Book of the Year in The Times, Guardian, Independent, New Statesman, Bookseller and at Waterstones 'He understands only the women he invents – the others not at all' Thomas Hardy is one of the mos……続きを見る

The Visionary Queen affirms Marguerite de Navarre’s status not only as a political figure, author, or proponent of nonschismatic reform but also as a visionary. In her life and writings, the queen o……続きを見る

In eighteenth-century Britain the worlds of literature and medicine were closely intertwined, and a diverse group of people participated in the circulation of medical knowledge. In this pre-professi……続きを見る

Writing is a critical skill people need to survive and prosper in the modern economy. But most people fail to become competent writers. Those who succeed (at least, in English-speaking countries) ar……続きを見る

Migration and Creation in Aztec and Maya Literature provides a new perspective on migration and creation episodes in the Popol Vuh of the Quiché Maya Indians of highland Guatemala, demonstrating tha……続きを見る

Master The Art of Creative Unblocking Prolific bestselling author, award-winning artist, holistic therapist, and creativity expert Cassandra Gaisford (BCA, Dip Psych) provides a glimpse into her cre……続きを見る

Finalist, 2025 Frances Fuller Victor Award in General Nonfiction, Oregon Book Awards Honorable Mention, 2024 William Sanders Scarborough Prize, Modern Language Association One Sunday afternoon in Fe……続きを見る

Since the founding of the United States, women have picked up their pens to write and express their ideas, affording them independence and self-sufficiency in days when they had little. By way of th……続きを見る

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time A book about romantic love, Eros the Bittersweet is Anne Carson's exploration of the concept of "eros" in both clas……続きを見る

Based on Dr O'Leary's PhD thesis 'Social and Literary Constraints on Women Writers in New Zealand: 1945-1970' this books explores and exposes the sexist mores of the NZ literary establishment, both ……続きを見る

This is the first study to examine the intersections of Indigenous scholarship, theories of New Materialism and Native American fiction regarding the Anthropocene future. The book discusses selected……続きを見る

Ausgehend von Erkenntnissen über das Römische Haus im Weimarer Park geht die Arbeit der Frage nach, inwiefern Goethes Baupraxis in einem freimaurerischen Bezugsrahmen steht. Über den gleichen Ansatz……続きを見る

A significant new contribution to Hemmingway scholarship, this book seeks to show that the moral world of The Sun Also Rises is profoundly unstable, and that every character can be seen as being bot……続きを見る