At home in the world : women writers and public life, from Austen to the present
DiBattista, Maria2017
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In a bold and sweeping reevaluation of the past two centuries of women's writing, At Home in the World argues that this body of work has been defined less by domestic concerns than by an active engagement with the most pressing issues of public life: from class and religious divisions, slavery, warfare, and labor unrest to democracy, tyranny, globalism, and the clash of cultures. In this new literary history, Maria DiBattista and Deborah Epstein Nord contend that even the most seemingly traditional works by British, American, and other English-language women writers redefine the domestic sphere in ways that incorporate the concerns of public life, allowing characters and authors alike to forge new, emancipatory narratives.
Main title:
At home in the world : women writers and public life, from Austen to the present / Maria DiBattista and Deborah Epstein Nord.
Imprint:
Princeton, NJ ; Oxford [UK] : Princeton University Press, 2017.
Collation:
xiv, 279 pages ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780691138114
Dewey class:
809.89287
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
302498
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Languages and Literature | 809.89287 DIB | Available |