A Jury of Her Peers: American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx
Author(s): Elaine Showalter
Fascinating, incisive, intelligent and never afraid of being controversial, Elaine Showalter introduces us to more than 250 writers. Here are the famous and expected names, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Willa Cather, Dorothy Parker, Flannery O'Connor, Gwendolyn Brooks, Grace Paley, Toni Morrison, and Jodi Picoult. And also many successful and acclaimed yet little-known writers, from the early American bestselling novelist Catherine Sedgwick to the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Susan Glaspell. A JURY OF HER PEERS is an irresistible invitation to discover great authors never before encountered and to return to familiar books with a deeper appreciation. It is a monumental work that enriches our understanding of American literary history and culture.
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Elaine Showalter, a professor emerita at Princeton, is the author of numerous books. A frequent radio and TV commentator, she has also chaired the Man Booker International Prize jury.
General Fields
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- : Little, Brown Book Group
- : Virago Press Ltd
- : 07 May 2009
- : 234mm X 153mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Elaine Showalter
- : Hardback
- : 7-Sep
- : 810.99287
- : 608