Writing widowhood
Subtitle: the landscapes of bereavement
By: Jeffrey Berman
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781438458199
Subjects: Autobiography; Widows' writings; Widowhood; History and criticism; American literature; Women authors; Psychological aspects; Authorship; Widows in literature; Bereavement in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: "The most life-changing event"; title: Joyce Carol Oates: A widow's story; title: Sandra M. Gilbert: Wrongful death; title: Gail Godwin: Evenings at five; title: Joan Didion: The year of magical thinking and Blue nights; title: Kay Redfield Jamison: Nothing was the same; title: Conclusion: mourning sickness.