| The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women: The Traditions in English Contributor(s): Gilbert, Sandra M. (Editor), Gubar, Susan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393930157 ISBN-13: 9780393930153 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: Since its publication in 1985, the landmark "Norton Anthology of Literature by Women" has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to the exuberant variety of women's writing in English from the medieval period to the present day. Now the Third Edition broadens the anthology's range in all genres, from the fourteenth-century lais of Marie de France to the classic novels--Bronte's "Jane Eyre," Chopin's "The Awakening," Larsen's "Quicksand," among others--to contemporary work by younger writers such as Rebecca Brown, Jackie Kay, and Jhumpa Lahiri. A total of 220 writers are included, of whom 56 are new. Concise glosses and annotations, period introductions, biographical headnotes, selected bibliographies, and new endpaper maps help readers put the writers and works in context; a new two-volume format makes reading more enjoyable. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Women Authors - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 820.809 |
| LCCN: 2006101170 |
| Physical Information: 3.2" H x 6" W x 9.3" (5.55 lbs) 2452 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Now, the much-anticipated Third Edition responds to the wealth of writing by women across the globe with the inclusion of 61 new authors (219 in all) whose diverse works span six centuries. A more flexible two-volume format and a versatile new companion reader make the Third Edition an even better teaching tool. As diversity itself has shaped the evolution of feminist criticism, from its early preoccupation with women's shared experiences to its more recent absorption in the complex issues and assumptions informing English-language texts by women writers of diverse geographical, cultural, racial, sexual, religious, and class origins and influences, so diversity has shaped the revisions of this anthology. --From the Preface |
Contributor Bio(s): Gubar, Susan: - Susan Gubar was awarded, with Sandra M. Gilbert, the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Book Critics Circle. She is the author of Memoir of a Debulked Woman and has authored and edited numerous works of criticism. She writes the monthly online New York Times column "Living with Cancer" and lives in Bloomington, Indiana.Gilbert, Sandra M.: - Sandra M. Gilbert is a distinguished literary critic, professor, and poet. She lives in Berkeley, CA. |