Feminist Engagements: Forays into American Literature and Culture

Fishkin, S.

This book offers historically-grounded, feminist interventions into American literary history by one of the country's leading scholars in American Studies. Integrating criticism, biography, social history, popular culture, and personal narrative Fishkin explores the poetry, fiction, nonfiction and drama of the nineteenth- and twentieth-century. These charismatic, readable essays range from explorations of feminist humor and chutzpah, to meditations on the personal and the political, to examinations of feminists' challenges to cultural paradigms. Fishkin s lively voice engages readers with the American past and leaves a bold stamp on the literary landscape.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-04-12

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780230615946

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Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 279