Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Color of Democracy in Women's Regional Writing (Amer Lit Realism & Naturalism)
Jean Carol Griffith
€ 59.16
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Color of Democracy in Women's Regional Writing (Amer Lit Realism & Naturalism)
Hardcover. American regionalism has become a contested subject in literary studies alongside the ubiquitous triad of race, class, and gender. This book argues that regional writing provided Edith Wharton, Ellen Glasgow, and Willa Cather with the means to explore social transformation in a form of fiction already associated with women readers and writers. Series: Studies in American Literary Realism and Naturalism. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
American regionalism has become a contested subject in literary studies alongside the ubiquitous triad of race, class, and gender. "The Color of Democracy in Women's Regional Writing" enters into the heart of an ongoing debate in the field about the significance of regional fiction at the end of the 19th century. Jean Griffith presents the innovative view that regional writing provided Edith Wharton, Ellen Glasgow, and Willa Cather with the means to explore social transformation in a form of fiction already closely associated with women readers and writers. Griffith provides new readings of texts by these authors; she places them ... Read more
American regionalism has become a contested subject in literary studies alongside the ubiquitous triad of race, class, and gender. "The Color of Democracy in Women's Regional Writing" enters into the heart of an ongoing debate in the field about the significance of regional fiction at the end of the 19th century. Jean Griffith presents the innovative view that regional writing provided Edith Wharton, Ellen Glasgow, and Willa Cather with the means to explore social transformation in a form of fiction already closely associated with women readers and writers. Griffith provides new readings of texts by these authors; she places them ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in American Literary Realism and Naturalism
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817316617
SKU
V9780817316617
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Jean Carol Griffith
Jean Carol Griffith is Assistant Professor of English at the Wichita State University.
Reviews for The Color of Democracy in Women's Regional Writing (Amer Lit Realism & Naturalism)