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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796308803321

Autore

Heilbrun Carolyn G. <1926-2003, >

Titolo

Women's lives : the view from the threshold / / Carolyn G. Heilbrun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1999

©1999

ISBN

1-4426-5755-3

1-4426-5559-3

0-8020-4428-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (120 pages)

Collana

Alexander Lectures

Disciplina

823.0099287

Soggetti

Women authors, English - History and criticism

Women authors, American - History and criticism

Feminist literary criticism - English-speaking countries

Feminism and literature - English-speaking countries

Women and literature - English-speaking countries

Autobiography - Women authors

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

English-speaking countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Deliciously hideous, a powerful beauty -- The evolution of the female memoir -- Embracing the paradox -- The rewards of liminality.

Sommario/riassunto

Heilbrun looks at the biographies and memoirs of great women and reveals the ways in which feminism has changed our perceptions of their lives. Electronic Format Disclaimer: Excerpt from the poem ""Where Did I Leave Off"" by Virginia Hamilton Adair on pages 65-66 removed at the request of the rights holder.