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Silences

by Tillie Olsen

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ISBN13: 9781558614413
ISBN10: 1558614419
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First published in 1978, Silences single-handedly revolutionized the literary canon. In this classic work, now back in print, Olsen broke open the study of literature and discovered a lost continent-the writing of women and working-class people. From the excavated testimony of authors'letters and diaries we learn the many ways the creative spirit, especially in those disadvantaged by gender, class and race, can be silenced. Olsen recounts the torments of Melville, the crushing weight of criticism on Thomas Hardy, the shame that brought Willa Cather to a dead halt, and struggles of Virginia Woolf, Olsen's heroine and greatest exemplar of a writer who confronted the forces that would silence her. This 25th-anniversary edition includes Olsen's now infamous reading lists of forgotten authors and a new introduction and author preface.
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Activist and author Tillie Olsen is best known for her prize-winning fiction Tell Me a Riddle and Yonnondio: From the Thirties. She has taught at MIT, Stanford, and Amherst. Olsen is an recipient of an Award for Distinguished Contribution to American Literature from the American Academy and the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
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ISBN:
9781558614413
Author:
Olsen, Tillie
Publisher:
Feminist Press
Subject:
Writing Skills
Subject:
Literature
Subject:
Women Authors
Subject:
Women and literature
Subject:
Composition & Creative Writing - General
Subject:
Women's Studies - General
Subject:
Authorship -- Sex differences.
Copyright:
2003
Edition Number:
25
Edition Description:
Anniv Feminist
Publication Date:
April 2003
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
368
Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.5 in
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