03384nam 2200757Ia 450 991045126130332120200520144314.01-86287-696-71-280-17819-10-203-50545-X(CKB)1000000000251322(EBL)182957(OCoLC)252705201(SSID)ssj0000188264(PQKBManifestationID)11171949(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000188264(PQKBWorkID)10152257(PQKB)11208846(MiAaPQ)EBC182957(Au-PeEL)EBL182957(CaPaEBR)ebr10162741(CaONFJC)MIL17819(EXLCZ)99100000000025132220030825d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLabor pains[electronic resource] Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott on work and the woman question /Carolyn R. MaiborNew York Routledge20041 online resource (163 p.)Literary criticism and cultural theoryDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-80350-0 0-415-96792-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Labor pains: Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott on work and the woman question; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One: The Working Self: Emerson's Theory of Vocation; Chapter Two: Working Girls: Emerson on Female Self-Reliance and Vocation; Chapter Three: The Work of the Dark Lady: Hawthorne on Vocation and Women; Chapter Four: Little Women and Working Girls: Louisa May Alcott on Women and Work; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; IndexThis book explores the importance of work and its role in defining and developing the self. Maibor reveals how the writings of Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott delve into notions of equality through this emphasis on labor. In doing so she challenges the traditional view of Emerson as unconcerned with societal issues, and opens the work of Hawthorne and Alcott to new feminist readings.Literary criticism and cultural theory.American literature19th centuryHistory and criticismFeminism and literatureUnited StatesHistory19th centuryWomenEmploymentUnited StatesHistory19th centuryWomenEducationUnited StatesHistory19th centurySelf-actualization (Psychology) in literatureOccupations in literatureWomen in literatureWork in literatureElectronic books.American literatureHistory and criticism.Feminism and literatureHistoryWomenEmploymentHistoryWomenEducationHistorySelf-actualization (Psychology) in literature.Occupations in literature.Women in literature.Work in literature.810.9/3522/09034Maibor Carolyn R.1969-846648MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451261303321Labor pains1891652UNINA