Author: Carol Wershoven
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879726287
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Innocence becomes emptiness and insatiable hunger; passivity becomes a terrible power. The pure girls of Hawthorne and James become the tainted women of Cather and Dreiser and the rapacious sweethearts of Wharton, Fitzgerald and Glasgow.
Child Brides and Intruders
Author: Carol Wershoven
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879726287
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Innocence becomes emptiness and insatiable hunger; passivity becomes a terrible power. The pure girls of Hawthorne and James become the tainted women of Cather and Dreiser and the rapacious sweethearts of Wharton, Fitzgerald and Glasgow.
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879726287
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Innocence becomes emptiness and insatiable hunger; passivity becomes a terrible power. The pure girls of Hawthorne and James become the tainted women of Cather and Dreiser and the rapacious sweethearts of Wharton, Fitzgerald and Glasgow.
Latin American Women Filmmakers
Author: Deborah Martin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786721724
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Latin American women filmmakers have achieved unprecedented international prominence in recent years. Notably political in their approach, figures such as Lucrecia Martel, Claudia Llosa and Bertha Navarro have created innovative and often challenging films, enjoying global acclaim from critics and festival audiences alike. They undeniably mark a 'moment' for Latin American cinema.Bringing together distinguished scholars in the field - and prefaced by B. Ruby Rich - this is a much-needed account and analysis of the rise of female-led film in Latin America. Chapters detail the collaboration that characterises Latin American women's filmmaking - in many ways distinct from the largely 'Third Cinema' auteurism from the region - as well as the transnational production contexts, unique aesthetics and socio-political landscape of the key industry figures. Through close attention to the particular features of national film cultures, from women's documentary filmmaking in Chile to comedic critique in Brazil, and from US Latina screen culture to the burgeoning popularity of Peruvian film, this timely study demonstrates the remarkable possibilities for film in the region. This book will allow scholars and students of Latin American cinema and culture, as well as industry professionals, a deeper understanding of the emergence and impact of the filmmakers and their work, which has particular relevance for contemporary debates on feminism.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786721724
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Latin American women filmmakers have achieved unprecedented international prominence in recent years. Notably political in their approach, figures such as Lucrecia Martel, Claudia Llosa and Bertha Navarro have created innovative and often challenging films, enjoying global acclaim from critics and festival audiences alike. They undeniably mark a 'moment' for Latin American cinema.Bringing together distinguished scholars in the field - and prefaced by B. Ruby Rich - this is a much-needed account and analysis of the rise of female-led film in Latin America. Chapters detail the collaboration that characterises Latin American women's filmmaking - in many ways distinct from the largely 'Third Cinema' auteurism from the region - as well as the transnational production contexts, unique aesthetics and socio-political landscape of the key industry figures. Through close attention to the particular features of national film cultures, from women's documentary filmmaking in Chile to comedic critique in Brazil, and from US Latina screen culture to the burgeoning popularity of Peruvian film, this timely study demonstrates the remarkable possibilities for film in the region. This book will allow scholars and students of Latin American cinema and culture, as well as industry professionals, a deeper understanding of the emergence and impact of the filmmakers and their work, which has particular relevance for contemporary debates on feminism.
Love American Style
Author: Kimberly A. Freeman
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415967839
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Spanning nearly a century during which the divorce rate skyrocketed, Love American Style traces the treatment of divorce in the American novel.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415967839
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Spanning nearly a century during which the divorce rate skyrocketed, Love American Style traces the treatment of divorce in the American novel.
The Scarlet Mob of Scribblers
Author: Jamie Barlowe
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809322732
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"Barlowe examines the causes and consequences of the continuing disregard for women's scholarship. To that end, she chronicles The Scarlet Letter's critical reception, analyzes the history of Hester Prynne as a cultural icon in literature and film, rereads the canonized criticism of the novel, and offers a new reading of Hawthorne's work by rescuing marginalized interpretations from the alternative canon of women critics."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809322732
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
"Barlowe examines the causes and consequences of the continuing disregard for women's scholarship. To that end, she chronicles The Scarlet Letter's critical reception, analyzes the history of Hester Prynne as a cultural icon in literature and film, rereads the canonized criticism of the novel, and offers a new reading of Hawthorne's work by rescuing marginalized interpretations from the alternative canon of women critics."--BOOK JACKET.
Communication and Women's Friendships
Author: Janet Doubler Ward
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879726447
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
By looking at various types of friendships and by examining how they either lapse or develop into strong relationships, we may better understand ourselves and our own relationships. Communication and Women's Friendships is directed towards literary scholars, social critics, and anyone interested in the ways in which forms of discourse enhance friendships between women.
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879726447
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
By looking at various types of friendships and by examining how they either lapse or develop into strong relationships, we may better understand ourselves and our own relationships. Communication and Women's Friendships is directed towards literary scholars, social critics, and anyone interested in the ways in which forms of discourse enhance friendships between women.
The Female Intruder in the Novels of Edith Wharton
Author: Carol Wershoven
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838631263
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This study reflects recent feminist interest in Wharton as a critic of American materialism and as a woman who personally escaped from the confines of the conventional, prosperous Eastern urban society of her time. Building upon the work of R. W. B. Lewis and C. G. Wolff, the author gives close readings of Wharton's best-known novels and traces her interpretation of changing social mores from the 1870s through the 1920s. Concludes that Wharton was not a "fossilized old New Yorker" but an independent, fearless seeker of the intelligent, creative life. ISBN 0-8386-3126-6 : $24.50.
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838631263
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This study reflects recent feminist interest in Wharton as a critic of American materialism and as a woman who personally escaped from the confines of the conventional, prosperous Eastern urban society of her time. Building upon the work of R. W. B. Lewis and C. G. Wolff, the author gives close readings of Wharton's best-known novels and traces her interpretation of changing social mores from the 1870s through the 1920s. Concludes that Wharton was not a "fossilized old New Yorker" but an independent, fearless seeker of the intelligent, creative life. ISBN 0-8386-3126-6 : $24.50.
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Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Category : Comparative civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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Child Bride
Author: Suzanne Finstad
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307790517
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
The myth-shattering account of the most famous and most taboo love story in rock-and-roll history Child Bride reveals the hidden story of rock icon Elvis Presley’s love affair with fourteen-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu, the ninth-grader he wooed as a G.I. in Germany and cloistered at Graceland before marrying her to fulfill a promise to her starstruck parents. Award-winning biographer Suzanne Finstad perceptively pieces together the clues from candid interviews with all the Presley intimates—including Priscilla herself, along with hundreds of sources who have never before spoken publicly—to uncover the surprising truths behind the legend of Elvis and Priscilla, a tumultuous tale of sexual attraction and obsession, heartbreak and loss. Child Bride, the only major biography of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, unveils the controversial child-woman who evolved from a lonely and sexually precocious teenager kept by the King of Rock and Roll into a shrewd businesswoman in control of the multimillion-dollar Elvis Presley empire, a rags-to-riches saga of secrets and betrayals that began when Priscilla was only three years old.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307790517
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
The myth-shattering account of the most famous and most taboo love story in rock-and-roll history Child Bride reveals the hidden story of rock icon Elvis Presley’s love affair with fourteen-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu, the ninth-grader he wooed as a G.I. in Germany and cloistered at Graceland before marrying her to fulfill a promise to her starstruck parents. Award-winning biographer Suzanne Finstad perceptively pieces together the clues from candid interviews with all the Presley intimates—including Priscilla herself, along with hundreds of sources who have never before spoken publicly—to uncover the surprising truths behind the legend of Elvis and Priscilla, a tumultuous tale of sexual attraction and obsession, heartbreak and loss. Child Bride, the only major biography of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, unveils the controversial child-woman who evolved from a lonely and sexually precocious teenager kept by the King of Rock and Roll into a shrewd businesswoman in control of the multimillion-dollar Elvis Presley empire, a rags-to-riches saga of secrets and betrayals that began when Priscilla was only three years old.
Revival: Child Marriage: The Indian Minotaur (1934)
Author: Eleanor F. Rathbone
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135134580X
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
The newly issued Indian Census Report for 1931 contains many disquieting revelations, but none more so than the huge increase in child marriage and the continuing enormous mortality of women due to premature maternity, bad midwifery, purdah and kindred social evils. The first part of this book exposes the futility of the steps hitherto taken to cope with child marriage. The second part discusses remedies. Wider voting rights and a larger share in administration are claimed for women, and women themselves are urged to take up the Government’s challenge, "Educate public opinion," by organising an extensive campaign of propaganda and resistance to those who break the law prohibiting child marriage. The book has a direct bearing on the problem of India’s future Constitution and contains new material concerning other problems besides that of child marriage.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135134580X
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
The newly issued Indian Census Report for 1931 contains many disquieting revelations, but none more so than the huge increase in child marriage and the continuing enormous mortality of women due to premature maternity, bad midwifery, purdah and kindred social evils. The first part of this book exposes the futility of the steps hitherto taken to cope with child marriage. The second part discusses remedies. Wider voting rights and a larger share in administration are claimed for women, and women themselves are urged to take up the Government’s challenge, "Educate public opinion," by organising an extensive campaign of propaganda and resistance to those who break the law prohibiting child marriage. The book has a direct bearing on the problem of India’s future Constitution and contains new material concerning other problems besides that of child marriage.