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The female body, with its history as an object of social control, expectation, and manipulation, is central to understanding the gendered construction of shame. Through the study of 20th-century lit……続きを見る

This book brings together a complete set of approaches to works by female authors that articulate the black Atlantic in relation to the interplay of race, class, and gender. The chapters provide the……続きを見る

Sense and Sensibility is the timeless classic novel by Jane Austen. The story is about Elinor and Marianne, two daughters of Mr. Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, an……続きを見る

FEATURES: • Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations • A link of a FREE audio book to download at the end of the book • Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the book • Manuall……続きを見る

“Boland offers encouragement to women poets of the future. . . . Her vivid imagery will beguile many.”ーPublishers Weekly, starred review These inspiring essays from the celebrated poet Eavan Boland……続きを見る

A Chautauqua Idyl by Grace Livingston Hill Down in a rocky pasture, on the edge of a wood, ran a little brook, tinkle, tinkle, over the bright pebbles of its bed. Close to the waters edge grew delic……続きを見る

The essays in this volume discuss narrative strategies employed by international writers when dealing with rape and sexual violence, whether in fiction, poetry, memoir, or drama. In developing these……続きを見る

Mansfield Park is the timeless classic fiction by Jane Austen. The main character, Fanny Price, is a young girl from a relatively poor family, raised by her rich uncle and aunt, Sir Thomas and L……続きを見る

First published in 1968, this reissue of Dr. Craik’s critical appreciation of the completed novels of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë is seminal for the way in which it shifts emphasis away from th……続きを見る

This book engages with contemporary Arab women writers from Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon and Algeria. In spite of Edward Said’s groundbreaking reappraisal of the uneven relationship between the West an……続きを見る

A vivid and provocative literary criticism of famous women writers from Virginia Woolf to Zelda Fitzgerald by a “gifted miniaturist biographer” (Joyce Carol Oates) The novelist and essayist Elizabet……続きを見る

Welcome to a world of insanity, wicked monks, sublime landscapes,  romantic heroines, golems, vampires, and wanderers.... Essays on the relationship between fantasy fiction and the Gothic,&nb……続きを見る

Marion Meade's engrossing and comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most captivating women In this lively, absorbing biography, Marion Meade illuminates both the charm and the da……続きを見る

Mistress Pat is a novel written by L. M. Montgomery. It is the sequel to Pat of Silver Bush, and describes Patricia Gardiner's life in her twenties and early thirties, during which she remained sing……続きを見る

The World of Obituaries looks at obituaries as a rich source of information on cultural representations of gender. 続きを見る

This innovative collection of contemporary essays in feminist literary criticism provides a spectrum of approaches and positions, united by their common focus on writing by and about women. Spanning……続きを見る

Wild Heather is about Heather Grayson, an attractive character of the story. Her trials, tribulations, and also her conquests and triumphs will absorb the reader from the very first chapter until th……続きを見る

After the Second World War Gertrude Stein asked a friend's support in securing a visa for Richard Wright to visit Paris. "I've got to help him, she said. You see, we are both members of a minority……続きを見る

The Cambridge Companion to Willa Cather offers thirteen original essays by leading scholars of a major American modernist novelist. Willa Cather's luminous prose is 'easy' to read yet surprisingly d……続きを見る

The republication of this novel reintroduces readers to a strong southern writer, an interesting female voice, and a compelling story. This realistic portrayal of life among the rural poor of the ea……続きを見る

Christmas Faith by Kiersten Livingston A Heartwarming Christian Romance Story Eight years ago, a tragic accident took the life of Ashlynn Carlson. Her sister blames herself and has shut herself off ……続きを見る

Challenging previous studies that claim anxiety and antagonism between transatlantic Victorian authors, Jennifer Cognard-Black uncovers a model of reciprocal influence among three of the most popula……続きを見る

The impact of Dorothy L. Sayer’s work is a powerful one. She was a gifted artist who worked in many genres and addressed many issues, but her achievement goes beyond creative skill and variety of ra……続きを見る

Fast, precise, hilariously timed and mercilessly honest, the stories of Empar Moliner lay bare every pretension ever to have offered comfort to the middle class psyche. From the zeal of a mothers' g……続きを見る

Examines an eclectic group of western women’s autobiographical textsーcanonical and otherwiseーPlaying House in the American West argues for a distinct regional literary tradition characterized by s……続きを見る

In November 1814, Jane Austen's niece Fanny Knight wrote Austen a letter secretly requesting advice. Fanny wanted urgently to know whether she should continue encouraging her most ardent suitor, wha……続きを見る

Colonialism left an indelible mark on writers from the Caribbean. Many of the mid-century male writers, on the eve of independence, looked to England for their models. The current generation of auth……続きを見る

Now available in paperback, The L.M. Montgomery Reader assembles rediscovered primary material on one of Canada’s most enduringly popular authors, spanning the entirety of her high-profile career an……続きを見る

From one of The New Yorker’s most revered writers comes “a brilliant collection” (The New York Times Book Review) about women in love affairs, friendships, marriages, and familiesーfrom Virginia Woo……続きを見る

Anna Letitia Barbauld: New Perspectives is the first collection of essays on poet and public intellectual Anna Letitia Barbauld (1743–1825). By international scholars of eighteenth-century and Roman……続きを見る