From the work of the prolific Lydia Sigourney Huntley,who enjoyed immense popularity in her own time,to that of the ant-slavery protester Sarah Moore Grimke,AN AMERICAN WOMEN POETS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY embraces a wealth of material which confirms the importance of writing by women in the developement of a distinctive American literary tradition.Tackling social issues as well as private domestic concerns,the poets in this anthology chronicle the growth of a country caughtup in a period of rapid change.
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This study edition contains both the texts of selected 19th-century American women poets and commentaries upon them. Throughout that century, these women blurred the distinction between the private and public worlds, enfranchising themselves and promoting women's perspectives.
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ISBN
9780460876520
Publisert
2019-01-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Vekt
796 gr
Høyde
241 mm
Bredde
161 mm
Dybde
36 mm
Aldersnivå
05, 01, UU, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
1