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Memoirs of a Medieval Woman Memoirs of a Medieval Woman Louise Collis From back cover: This unique biography tells the story of an extraordinary fifteenth-century woman who journeyed all over Europe from England to the Holy Land. A vigorous and passionate woman, Marger… OL101349W
Heretical Hellenism Heretical Hellenism Shanyn Fiske "The prevailing assumption regarding the Victorians' relationship to ancient Greece is that Greek knowledge constituted an exclusive discourse within elite male domains. Heretical Hellenism: Women Wr… OL11938188W
Transcending the new woman Transcending the new woman Charlotte J. Rich "Examines multiethnic women writers' responses to the ideal of the New Woman in America at the dawn of the twentieth century, opening up a world of literary texts that lend new insight, revealing how… OL12512567W
Anna Akhmatova v 1960-e gody Anna Akhmatova v 1960-e gody R. D. Timenchik "The book is a monographic study of the last period of Anna Akhmatova's life. It traces [the] history of her original poetic and prosaic conceptions; explores circumstances under which Ahhmatova's t… OL12680082W
The Cambridge Companion to Mary Wollstonecraft The Cambridge Companion to Mary Wollstonecraft Claudia L Johnson Once viewed solely in relation to the history of feminism, Mary Wollstonecraft is now recognised as a writer of formidable talent across a range of genres, including journalism, letters and travel wr… OL15176423W
Style, gender, and fantasy in nineteenth-century American women's writing Style, gender, and fantasy in nineteenth-century American women's writing Dorri Beam "Dorri Beam presents an important contribution to nineteenth-century fiction by examining how and why a florid and sensuous style came to be adopted by so many authors. Discussing a diverse range of … OL15537055W
The passion of Ayn Rand The passion of Ayn Rand Barbara Branden The bestselling biography of one of the 20th century's most remarkable and controversial writers. Author Barbara Branden, who knew Rand for nineteen years, provides a matchless portrait of this fierc… OL15844490W
Women writers in France Women writers in France Germaine Brée An overview of women writers in France, both historically and recently. OL15860671W
Female writers Female writers Richard Scott Rennert A collection of short biographies of noted black female writers, including Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Nikki Giovanni. OL16064654W
American women writers to 1800 American women writers to 1800 Sharon M. Harris American Women Writers to 1800 advances our knowledge of early American culture. Including works by more than ninety women, many of whom have never before been published, this ambitious anthology cap… OL16100538W
The Cambridge history of American women's literature The Cambridge history of American women's literature Dale M. Bauer "The field of American women's writing is one characterized by innovation: scholars are discovering new authors and works, as well as new ways of historicizing this literature, rethinking contexts, c… OL16521495W
Women's writings Women's writings Selvy Thiruchandran Study on Tamil women writings of the colonial period in Sri Lanka. OL1763004W
Jane Austen today Jane Austen today Joel Weinsheimer Essays to help you understand and appreciate the works of Jane Austen. OL17976913W
Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath Caroline King Barnard Hall Critical examination of Plath's writing. OL1838789W
Harvesting thistles Harvesting thistles Mary Rubio xi, 185 p. : 23 cm OL18418391W
Reading Susan Sontag Reading Susan Sontag Carl E. Rollyson,Carl Rollyson "Each of the chapters in Reading Susan Sontag is devoted to one of her books and is divided into three sections: synopsis, Ms. Sontag's own views of her work, and critical commentary. Thus it moves f… OL1861818W
Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott Beatrice Gormley Traces the life of the author of the well-loved stories of the March sisters, "Little Women" and its sequels. OL1873997W
Deutschsprachige Schriftstellerinnen des Fin de siècle Deutschsprachige Schriftstellerinnen des Fin de siècle Karin Tebbe vi, 350 p. ; 23 cm OL19380440W
Presenting Ursula K. Le Guin Presenting Ursula K. Le Guin Suzanne Elizabeth Reid A critical introduction to the life and work of the science fiction novelist Ursula K. Le Guin. OL1943557W
Songs, stories, lives Songs, stories, lives Gloria Goodwin Raheja Contributed articles; with reference to South Asian communities in North and South India and Nepal. OL19604356W
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