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Selected Writings of Judith Sargent Murray (Women Writers in English 1350-1850)
Sharon M. Harris
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Description for Selected Writings of Judith Sargent Murray (Women Writers in English 1350-1850)
paperback. As a novelist, essayist, dramatist and poet, Judith Sargent Murray candidly and often humorously asserted her opinions about the social and political conditions of women in late 18th-century America. This volume includes selections from "The Gleaner", her major work, and other publications. Editor(s): Harris, Sharon M. Series: Women Writers in English, 1350-1850. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DN; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
As a novelist, essayist, dramatist, and poet, Judith Sargent Murray candidly and often humorously asserted her opinions about the social and political conditions of women in late eighteenth-century America. As a committed feminist, she urged American women to enter a "new era in female history", yet published her own writings under a man's name in the hopes of more widely disseminating her ideas. This volume includes selections from The Gleaner, her major work, and other publications.
As a novelist, essayist, dramatist, and poet, Judith Sargent Murray candidly and often humorously asserted her opinions about the social and political conditions of women in late eighteenth-century America. As a committed feminist, she urged American women to enter a "new era in female history", yet published her own writings under a man's name in the hopes of more widely disseminating her ideas. This volume includes selections from The Gleaner, her major work, and other publications.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Women Writers in English, 1350-1850
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195100389
SKU
V9780195100389
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Reviews for Selected Writings of Judith Sargent Murray (Women Writers in English 1350-1850)
The anthology will prove useful for courses in literature, women's studies, and history....Scholars working on women's literature and history will find it a valuable starting point. Together with Mulford's edition of Stockton and Harris's own selection of Murray's writings, this collection promised to open exciting new avenues in the study of early American women writers.
William and Mary Quarterly
William and Mary Quarterly