A Jury of Her Peers
Subtitle: American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx
Publisher: Knopf; Alfred A. Knopf
Published: February 24, 2009
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9781400041237
Subjects: Literature & Fiction -- Books & Reading -- Women Writers & Feminist Theory; Literature & Fiction -- History & Criticism -- Criticism & Theory; Literature & Fiction -- World Literature -- United States -- Classics; Literature & Fiction -- World Literature -- United States -- History & Criticism; Nonfiction -- Women's Studies -- Women Writers; Reference -- Publishing & Books -- Bibliographies & Indexes -- History; Reference -- Publishing & Books -- Bibliographies & Indexes -- Literature
Description: In a narrative of immense scope and fascination--spanning nearly 400 years and brimming with Showalter's characteristic wit and incisive opinions--readers are introduced to more than 250 female writers, both famous and little known.