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A Literature of Their Own: British Women Novelists from Bronte to Lessing Revised and Exp Edition
Contributor(s): Showalter, Elaine (Author)

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 ISBN: 0691004765     ISBN-13: 9780691004761
Publisher: Princeton University Press
OUR PRICE: $39.90  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 1999
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Annotation: When first published in 1977, A Literature of Their Own quickly set the stage for the creative explosion of feminist literary studies that transformed the field in the 1980s. Launching a major new area for literary investigation, the book uncovered the long but neglected tradition of women writers in England. A classic of feminist criticism, its impact continues to be felt today.

This revised and expanded edition contains a new introductory chapter surveying the book's reception and a new postscript chapter celebrating the legacy of feminism and feminist criticism in the efflorescence of contemporary British fiction by women.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Feminist
- Literary Criticism | Women Authors
Dewey: 823.809
LCCN: 98-89253
Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.52" W x 8.51" L (1.19 lbs) 384 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Cultural Region - British Isles
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
 
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When first published in 1977, A Literature of Their Own quickly set the stage for the creative explosion of feminist literary studies that transformed the field in the 1980s. Launching a major new area for literary investigation, the book uncovered the long but neglected tradition of women writers in England. A classic of feminist criticism, its impact continues to be felt today.

This revised and expanded edition contains a new introductory chapter surveying the book's reception and a new postscript chapter celebrating the legacy of feminism and feminist criticism in the efflorescence of contemporary British fiction by women.
 
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