num_pages: 202
description: On the day after Ellen Glasgow died an editorial tribute in the Richmond Times-Dispatch opened by stating, "The greatest woman Virginia has produced is dead." In the five decades since her death Ellen Glasgow's fictional chronical of Virginia life between 1860 and 1940 continues to attract academic and general readers alike. Glasgow, woman and author, has proved--and continues to prove--remarkably durable.Regarding Ellen Essays for Contemporary Readers demonstrates that this durability derives not from a single strength but from many elements forged into a sturdy alloy. The eclecticism of the volume's fourteen essays and seven oral-history interviews reflects the braod scope of Glasgow's appeal. Among the contributors are scholars who have made Ellen Glasgow's name and reputation a vital presence in American literature over the past twenty-five years. This volume also introduces the work of a number of young scholars, several of whom are new to Glasgow studies. Each and every essay contains new insights. They reflect the spirit with which, by personal as well artistic example, Glasgow herself resisted the strictures of parochialism and conformity.Scattered throughout Regarding Ellen Glasgow are numerous images that illustrate Glasgow's two Virginia's--the one in which she resided and the one she re-created in her fiction. They underscore the fact that Glasgow is not a relic from an inaccessible past but rather an artist worthy of the attention of contemporary readers.
language: English
title: Regarding Ellen Glasgow: Essays for Contemporary Readers
titlecomplete: Regarding Ellen Glasgow: Essays for Contemporary Readers
publisher: Library of Virginia