Writing a woman's life
By: Carolyn G. Heilbrun
Edition: 1st Ballantine Books ed.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780345362568
Copyright date: 1988
Subjects: Autobiography; Biography as a literary form; Authorship; History and criticism; Biography; Women
Description: Drawing on the experience of celebrated women, from George Sand and Virginia Woolf to Dorothy Sayers and Adrienne Rich, the author examines the struggle these writers undertook when their drives made it impossible for them to follow the traditional "male" script for a woman's life. Refreshing and insightful, this is an homage to brave women past and present, and an invitation to all women to write their own scripts, whatever they may be.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-138) and index.