Title Women's lives : the view from the threshold / Carolyn G. Heilbrun

Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (111 pages) Series The Alexander lectures ; 1997 Alexander lectures ; 1997. Contents Deliciously hideous, a powerful beauty -- The evolution of the female memoir -- Embracing the paradox -- The rewards of liminality Summary Heilbrun looks at the biographies and memoirs of great women and reveals the ways in which feminism has changed our perceptions of their lives. Electronic Format Disclaimer: Excerpt from the poem ""Where Did I Leave Off"" by Virginia Hamilton Adair on pages 65-66 removed at the request of the rights holder Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 11, 2016) SUBJECT Eliot, George -- Werk. idszbz Woolf, Virginia -- Werk. idszbz Cather, Willa -- Werk. idszbz Stowe, Harriet B. -- Werk. idszbz Subject Autobiography -- Women authors. Women and literature -- English-speaking countries Feminism and literature -- English-speaking countries Feminist literary criticism -- English-speaking countries Women authors, American -- Biography -- History and criticism Women authors, English -- Biography -- History and criticism Feminism and literature. Feminist literary criticism. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Autobiography -- Women authors Feminism and literature Feminist literary criticism Women and literature Women authors, American -- Biography Women authors, English -- Biography Feminisme. Letterkunde. Engels. Amerikaans. English-speaking countries Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781442657557 1442657553

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