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Where No Man Has Gone Before Lucie Armitt · 1991 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Feminism and literature, Women and literature, Women authors, Literary Criticism with this book.

White woman speaks with forked tongue Nicole Ward Jouve · 1991 · 217p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares Feminism and literature, Women and literature, Women authors, Literary Criticism with this book.

The name of the mother Marie Maclean · 1994 · 280p · ≈ 9h · Moderate In this original and highly accomplished study, Marie Maclean studies the writings of social rebels and explores the relationship between their personal narratives and illegitimacy. The case studies which Maclean examines fall into four groups: those which stress alternative family structures and 'female genealogies'; those which pair female illegitimacy and revolution; those which question the… Shares Feminism and literature, Women authors, Literary Criticism

Women's Life Writing And Imagined Communities Cynthia Huff · 2004 · 337p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "Women's life writings provide an incomparable window into the various cultural and historical communities in which we live. This book presents a unique view of this great legacy by critically examining how these writings both reflect and shape our communities. It draws on a wealth of material such as novels, memoirs, autobiographies, letters, religious records and many other sources, from many… Shares Women and literature, Women authors, History and criticism

New perspectives on the European Bildungsroman

New perspectives on the European Bildungsroman Giovanna Summerfield · 2010 · 204p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Women authors, History and criticism with this book.

Romancing the Self in Early Modern Englishwomen's Life Writing

Romancing the Self in Early Modern Englishwomen's Life Writing Julie A. Eckerle · 2013 · 230p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Juxtaposing life writing and romance, this study offers the first book-length exploration of the dynamic and complex relationship between the two genres. Through close analysis of a wide variety of life writings by early modern Englishwomen, Eckerle shows how deeply influenced these women were by the controversial romance genre. Her analysis adds a layer of significant nuance to our understanding… Shares Women and literature, Women authors, Literary Criticism, History and criticism

Utopian fantasy Richard Gerber · 1955 · 174p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Utopias in literature, Literary Criticism, History and criticism, History with this book.

Journey through Utopia Marie-Louise Berneri · 1950 · 339p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In this title, originally published in 1950, the author has set out to give a description and a critical assessment of the most important (not necessarily the most famous) Utopian writings since Plato first gave, in his Republic, a literary form to the dreams of a Golden Age and of ideal societies which had doubtless been haunting man since the beginning of the conscious discussion of social… Shares Utopias in literature, Literary Criticism, History

Routledge Revivals

Routledge Revivals A. J. Arberry · 2016 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Literary Criticism, History and criticism with this book.

Unbecoming women Susan Fraiman · 1993 · 189p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "Is there a "female Bildungsroman"? Can the story of Elizabeth Bennet's development be yoked to a genre conceived in terms of Wilhelm Meister and David Copperfield? Unbecoming Women unpacks the ideological baggage of the Bildungsroman, and turns to novels of development and conduct books by women for a new poetics of growing up." "In subtle readings of works by Frances Burney, Jane Austen,… Shares Women and literature, Women authors, History and criticism, History

Changing my mind Zadie Smith · 2009 · ★ 3.8 · 306p · ≈ 10h · Moderate A sparkling collection of Zadie Smith's nonfiction over the past decade.Zadie Smith brings to her essays all of the curiosity, intellectual rigor, and sharp humor that have attracted so many readers to her fiction, and the result is a collection that is nothing short of extraordinary.Split into four sections—"Reading," "Being," "Seeing," and "Feeling"—Changing My Mind invites readers to witness… Shares Literary Criticism, History and criticism, Travel, History

Dead Men's Money Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 · ★ 3.7 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate A mysterious one-eyed stranger, a midnight meeting at a lonely spot on the Scottish border, the secret password "Panama", and a corpse This is the situation Hugh Moneylaws, a young law clerk finds himself facing. Who murdered the man he was sent to meet, and why? With the only two men who knew the purpose of the meeting dead, it would seem a puzzle that would never be solved. Yet to save himself… Shares History

The Awful Secret

The Awful Secret Bernard Knight · 2006 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares History with this book.

The Lady of the Rivers

The Lady of the Rivers Philippa Gregory · 2011 · ★ 4.0 The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg, and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, who was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house­hold for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's… Shares History

Victorian women's fiction Shirley Foster · 1985 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Critical interest in women's fiction has grown enormously in recent years, in particular focusing on the ways in which female novelists have, in their creative work, challenged or scrutinized contemporary assumptions about their own sex. Victorian Women's Fiction: Marriage, Freedom and the Individual develops this area of exploration, showing how mid-nineteenth-century women writers confront the… Shares Women and literature, Women authors, History and criticism, History

Pastoral Terry Gifford · 1999 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Terry Gifford clarifies the different uses of pastoral, and traces the history of the genre from its classical origins in the poetic dialogues of supposed shepherds, to Elizabethan dramas such as The Winters Tale, through the pastoral poetry of Pope, Wordsworth and Clare, to the more recent rural novels and contemporary American nature writing. Beginning with constructions of Arcadia, the book… Shares Literary, Literary Criticism, History and criticism, Travel

With her in Ourland Charlotte Perkins Gilman · 1916 · 136p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Sequel to **Herland**. Published serially in the author's monthly magazine, *Forerunner*, volume 7 (1916). **Herland** described an all-women utopia in a secluded high valley, where 3 adventurous young men visit by airplane. Eventually, 2 of the 3 are expelled, along with a young Herland woman who has married one of the men. **With Her in Ourland** continues as the husband and wife tour the world… Shares Feminism and literature, Women and literature, History

Anatomy of a Robot Despina Kakoudaki · 2014 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Literary, Literary Criticism with this book.

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