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Publisher Summary 1
A Companion providing an overview of the history of writing by women in nineteenth-century America.
Publisher Summary 2
Providing an overview of the history of writing by women in the period, this companion examines contextually the work of a variety of women writers, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Rebecca Harding Davis and Louisa May Alcott. The volume provides several valuable tools for students, including a chronology of works and suggestions for further reading.
目录
List of illustrations p. xi
Notes on contributors p. xiii
Acknowledgments p. xvi
Chronology of works and events 1773-1925 p. xvii
Introduction Dale M. Bauer and Philip Gould p. 1
Part 1 Historical and theoretical background
1 The postcolonial culture of early American women's writing Rosemarie Zagarri p. 19
2 Women in public Dana D. Nelson p. 38
3 Antebellum politics and women's writing Stephanie A. Smith p. 69
Part 2 Genre, tradition, and innovation
4 Captivity and the literary imagination Kathryn Zabelle Derounian-Stodola p. 105
5 Nineteenth-century American women's poetry Elizabeth Petrino p. 122
6 Women at war Shirley Samuels p. 143
7 Women, anti-Catholicism, and narrative in nineteenth-century America Susan Griffin p. 157
8 Immigration and assimilation in nineteenth-century US women's writing Priscilla Wald p. 176
Part 3 Case studies
9 The uses of writing in Margaret Bayard Smith's new nation Fredrika J. Teute p. 203
10 The sentimental novel: the example of harriet Beecher Stowe Gail K. Smith p. 221
11 African-American women's spiritual narratives Yolanda Pierce p. 244
12 The postbellum reform writings of Rebecca Harding Davis and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Lisa A. Long p. 262
13 "Strenuous Artistry": Elizabeth Stoddard's The Morgesons Sandra A. Zagarell p. 284
14 Minnie's Sacrifice: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's narrative of citizenship Farah Jasmine Griffin p. 308
Conclusion Mary Kelley p. 320
Index p. 328
Notes on contributors p. xiii
Acknowledgments p. xvi
Chronology of works and events 1773-1925 p. xvii
Introduction Dale M. Bauer and Philip Gould p. 1
Part 1 Historical and theoretical background
1 The postcolonial culture of early American women's writing Rosemarie Zagarri p. 19
2 Women in public Dana D. Nelson p. 38
3 Antebellum politics and women's writing Stephanie A. Smith p. 69
Part 2 Genre, tradition, and innovation
4 Captivity and the literary imagination Kathryn Zabelle Derounian-Stodola p. 105
5 Nineteenth-century American women's poetry Elizabeth Petrino p. 122
6 Women at war Shirley Samuels p. 143
7 Women, anti-Catholicism, and narrative in nineteenth-century America Susan Griffin p. 157
8 Immigration and assimilation in nineteenth-century US women's writing Priscilla Wald p. 176
Part 3 Case studies
9 The uses of writing in Margaret Bayard Smith's new nation Fredrika J. Teute p. 203
10 The sentimental novel: the example of harriet Beecher Stowe Gail K. Smith p. 221
11 African-American women's spiritual narratives Yolanda Pierce p. 244
12 The postbellum reform writings of Rebecca Harding Davis and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Lisa A. Long p. 262
13 "Strenuous Artistry": Elizabeth Stoddard's The Morgesons Sandra A. Zagarell p. 284
14 Minnie's Sacrifice: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's narrative of citizenship Farah Jasmine Griffin p. 308
Conclusion Mary Kelley p. 320
Index p. 328
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