HACKER SAFE certified sites prevent over 99.9% of hacker crime.

Jennifer Haigh Read an original essay by Jennifer Haigh and save 30% on The Condition.

The Condition $18.16
Hardcover Add to Cart



 
Ships free on qualified orders.
$6.50
List price: 11.00
You save: $4.50
TRADE PAPER, USED
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
Qty Store Section
1 BeavertonReference- Writing
10 BurnsideFeminist Studies- General
1 Local Warehouse Feminist Studies- General


Writing a Woman's Life (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
by Carolyn G Heilbrun

Writing a Woman's Life (Ballantine Reader's Circle) Cover

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.'

Product Details

ISBN:
9780345362568
Author:
Heilbrun, Carolyn G.
Publisher:
Libri
Author:
Politt, Katha
Author:
Heilbrun, Carolyn G.
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:
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