Women’s Narratives of the Early Americas and the Formation of Empire [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mary McAleer Balkun, Susan C. Imbarrato

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2016.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (X, 286 p.)
• Disciplina: 810.9/9287
• Soggetto topico: America—Literatures; Literature, Modern; Literature—History and criticism; Sociology; North American Literature; Early Modern/Renaissance Literature; Literary History; Gender Studies
• Persona (resp. second.): BalkunMary McAleer; ImbarratoSusan C
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The essays in this collection examine the connections between the forces of empire and women's lives in the early Americas, in particular the ways their narratives contributed to empire formation. Focusing on the female body as a site of contestation, the essays describe acts of bravery, subversion, and survival expressed in a variety of genres, including the saga, letter, diary, captivity narrative, travel narrative, verse, sentimental novel, and autobiography. The volume also speaks to a range of female experience, across the Americas and across time, from the Viking exploration to early nineteenth-century United States, challenging scholars to reflect on the implications of early American literature even to the present day.
• Titolo autorizzato: Women’s Narratives of the Early Americas and the Formation of Empire
• ISBN: 1-137-54323-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910255229703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II