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Women Authors

  • Nineteenth-Century Women's Writing in Walesby Jane Aaron

    University of Wales Press 2010; US$ 25.00

    Argues that the way in which people came to perceive and to represent themselves as Welsh was profoundly affected by the gender ideologies prevalent during the Romantic and Victorian periods. This title introduces readers to a hundred Welsh women authors at work during the years 1780-1900, some writing in Welsh and some in English. more...

  • Jane Dolingerby Lawrence Abbott

    Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 95.00

    Jane Dolinger was an anomaly in her time, a dynamic woman with an impressive literary talent who lived and documented an unconventional life. This book analyzes her life and literary contributions, situating her in a historical feminist discourse and highlighting her contribution the emerging genre of modern travel writing. more...

  • Are Girls Necessary?by Julie Abraham

    University of Minnesota Press 2008; US$ 22.50

    Are girls necessary?'' asks Julie Abraham in this provocative study of 20th-century lesbian writing. Examining the development of lesbian writing in English across the 20th Century, Abraham identifies a shift from this ``romance'' model to a more complicated ``history'' model. The great modernists, Woolf and Stein, as well as... more...

  • Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Jane Austenby Carol J. Adams; Kelly Gesch; Douglas Buchanan

    Continuum International Publishing 2008; US$ 19.95

    Whether you've read Jane Austen once or read her yearly, or if you simply yearn to be Elizabeth or Mr. Darcy, this new Bedside  Companion  will make a perfect match.   Janeite and newcomer alike will revel in the entertaining capsules of each of Austen's beloved  novel s, along with information on such important subjects... more...

  • Beard Fetish in Early Modern Englandby Mark Albert Johnston

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 104.95

    Beard Fetish in Early Modern England: Sex, Gender, and Registers of Value uniquely focuses on representations of facial hair for early modern culture and analyzes the role fetish plays in naturalizing categories like sex and gender. Author Johnston explores how beards in all their variety-including beardlessness and female beards-are freighted with... more...

  • Virginia Woolf and the Politics of Languageby Judith Allen

    Edinburgh University Press 2010; US$ 114.00

    In a world struggling with 'fundamentalisms', media consolidation and the stifling of dissent, there is an urgent need for scepticism, critical thinking, and ultimately, a greater understanding of the complexities and functions of language. This timely study explores the relevance of Virginia Woolf's texts to questions regarding the dissemination... more...

  • Liberation Theology in Chicana/o Literatureby Alma Rosa Alvarez

    Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 42.95

    Liberation Theology in Chicana/o Literature looks at the ways in which Chicana/o authors who have experienced cultural disconnection or marginalization because of their gender, gender politics and sexual orientation attempt to forge a connection back to Chicana/o culture through their use of liberation theology. more...

  • Neo-Imperialism in Children's Literature About Africaby Yulisa Amadu Maddy; Donnarae MacCann

    Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 133.00

    In the spirit of their last collaboration, Apartheid and Racism in South African Children's Literature, 1985-1995 , Yulisa Amadu Maddy and Donnarae MacCann once again come together to expose the neo-imperialist overtones of contemporary children's fiction about Africa. Examining the portrayal of African social customs, religious philosophies, and... more...

  • Bringing Light to Twilightby Giselle Liza Anatol

    Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 27.00

    Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series has enjoyed astounding commercial success, not just with adolescents as originally intended but with a wide and diverse audience, yet the cultural and literary contributions of these novels have been largely overlooked. This dynamic volume reveals how the Twilight series has fundamentally altered our reading and... more...

  • Trauma Narratives and Herstoryby Sonya Andermahr; Silvia Pellicer-Ortín

    Palgrave Macmillan 2013; US$ 85.00

    Featuring contributions from a wide array of international scholars, the book explores the variety of representational strategies used to depict female traumatic experiences in texts by or about women, and in so doing articulates the complex relation between trauma, gender and signification. more...