Writing a Woman's Life - Couverture souple

Heilbrun, Carolyn G.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0704345293 ISBN 13 : 9780704345294

Editeur : The Women's Press Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

"Astute and provocative....Blends the sophistication of recent feminist theory with highly textured details fro the lives of independent and ambitious women."
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Drawing on the experience of celebrated women, from George Sand and Virginia Woolf to Dorothy Sayers and Adrienne Rich, Heilbrun examines the struggle these writers undertook when their drives made it impossible for them to follow the traditional "male" script for a woman's life. Refreshing and insightful, this is an homage to brave women past and present, and an invitation to all women to write their own scripts, whatever they may be.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: The Women's Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0704345293
• ISBN 13: 9780704345294
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144