About this title: When first published in 1982 A Literature of their Own quickly set the stage for the creative explosion of feminist literary studies that transformed the field in the 1980s. Launching a major new area for literary investigation, the book uncovered the long but neglected tradition of women writers and the development of their fiction from the 1800s onwards. It includes assessments of famous writers such as the Brontes, George Eliot, Virginia Woolf, Margaret Drabble and Doris Lessing, but also presents critical appraisals of Mary Braddon, Rhoda Broughton and Sarah Grand - to name but a few of ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780691013435ISBN:0691013438
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780691013435ISBN:0691013438
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 2nd printing, 1977 with corrections. Clean and sturdy book. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Paperback Edition, First Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780691013435ISBN:0691013438
Description: Near Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. An excellent paperback copy, apparently unread and still much like new. The spine is solid and square. The cover shows only the mildest wear, namely some very light rubbing. The text is clean and unmarked. ---------------------------------------------------------------I think this was Elain Showalter's first book, and it was certainly an important contribution to feminist literary criticism. Erica Jong said, "Ought to be required reading for anyone who cares ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1977-01-01
Description: Good. This is a 1977 softcover. Minor creasing and edge wear to exterior. All clean crisp text pages with nice secure binding. A good book overall. Daily shipping. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1977
Description: Very Good. Slight shelf wear with slight shift to spine. Highlights are present. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Edition: First Princeton Paperback Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1977
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Light pencil underlining and notes on first 146 pages of 378 pages, pencil notes on fep, former owner's name in ink on fep, price marked out on rear cover, lightly edgeworn. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
Date Published: 1977
Description: (1977); second printing with corrections; octavo; 377 pp (including index, selected bibliography and appendix); Near Fine stiff wrappers; little shelfwear; else excellent clean tight copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780860682851ISBN:0860682854
Description: Good. The cover is slightly creased. The spine is slightly ripped. The edge of this book is yellow. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781844084968ISBN:1844084965
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 384 pages. * revised and expanded edition with a new introduction and postscript, published to coincide with elaine showalter's new hardback, a jury of her peers (Paperback) read more
Edition: REV ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780860682851ISBN:0860682854
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 400 pages. (400 pages) * revised and expanded edition contains a new introductory chapter surveying the book's reception as well as a postscript chapter celebrating the legacy of feminism and feminist criticism in the efflorescence of contemporary british fiction by women bibliography, index edition rev ed (Paperback) read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ
Date Published: 1977
Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. Hardcover in dust jacket. 8vo. First printing. Book is in Fine condition. Unclipped dust jacket is in Near Fine condition, with light darkening to spine and slight rubbing to rear. 378 pp. including bibliography and index. read more
"This is one of the classics in feminist literary theory. It's a survey of British women writers, showing how their womanhood shaped their writing. It both confirms and refutes the idea that there is such a thing as "women's literature" It pleased the former English major in me."
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