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Writing a Woman's Life (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
by Carolyn G Heilbrun
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780345362568 |
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
'\"A provocative study that should be in every writer\'s library.\"—Washington Post
In this modern classic, Carolyn G. Heilbrun builds an eloquent argument demonstrating that writers conform all too often to society\'s expectations of what women should be like at the expense of the truth of the female experience. Drawing on the careers of celebrated authors including Virginia Woolf, George Sand, and Dorothy Sayers, Heilbrun illustrates the struggle these writers undertook in both work and life to break away from traditional \"male\" scripts for women\'s roles.'
Book News Annotation:
Heilbrun (humanities, Columbia U.) presents a feminist reading of
women's nonfiction narratives, starting with May Sarton's Journal
of a Solitude (1973). The Ballantine reissue of this bestseller
concludes with a conversation between the author and Gloria Steinem.
Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Synopsis:
Of the two basic plots that shape our lives, the quest and the erotic script, the quest has been, for centuries, reserved for men only. A woman's journey ended at the altar. Professor Heilbrun notes that the diversity of women's lives now makes it possible for women to dare to choose their own scripts.
Description:
Bibliography: p. [133]-138.
About the Author
'Carolyn G. Heilbrun (1926-2003) was a professor of English at Columbia University. A force in literary and feminist theory, she also wrote mysteries under the pen name Amanda Cross.'
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780345362568
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Libri
- Author:
- Author:
- Location:
- New York :
- Subject:
- Women
- Subject:
- Women's Studies
- Subject:
- Sociology - General
- Subject:
- Authorship
- Subject:
- Autobiography
- Subject:
- Biography as a literary form
- Subject:
- Women's Studies - General
- Subject:
- Women Authors
- Copyright:
- 1989
- Edition Description:
- 1st Ballantine Books ed.
- Series:
- Ballantine Reader's Circle
- Series Volume:
- 8
- Publication Date:
- September 1989
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 8 x 6 in
