Charlotte Perkins Gilman and a Woman's Place in America (Paperback)

A compelling critical investigation into Gilman's conception of setting and place. Charlotte Perkins Gilman and a Woman's Place in America is a pioneering collection that probes how depictions of space, confinement, and liberation establish both the difficulty and necessity of female empowerment. Turning Victorian notions of propriety and a woman's place on its ear, this finely crafted essay collection studies Gilman's writings and the manner in which they push back against societal norms and reject male-dominated confines of space. The contributors present fascinating and innovative readings of some of Gilman's most significant works. By examining the settings in ""The Yellow Wallpaper"" and Herland, for example, the volume analyzes Gilman's construction of place, her representations of male dominance and female subjugation, and her analysis of the rules and obligations that women feel in conforming to their assigned place: the home. Additionally, this volume delineates female resistance to this conformity. Contributors highlight how Gilman's narrators often choose resistance over obedient captivity, breaking free of the spaces imposed upon them in order to seek or create their own habitats. Through biographical interpretations of Gilman's work that focus on the author's own renouncement of her ""natural"" role of wife and mother, contributors trace her relocation to the American West in an attempt to appropriate the masculinized spaces of work and social organization. Engaging, well-researched, and deftly written, the essays in this collection will appeal to scholars of Gilman, literature, and gender issues alike.

General

Imprint:	The University of Alabama Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in American Literary Realism and Naturalism Series
Release date:	March 2019
Editors:	Jill Annette Bergman
Introduction by:	Jill Annette Bergman
Contributors:	Peter Betjemann • Sari Edelstein • Catherine J. Golden • Brady Harrison • Denise D Knight • Gary Scharnhorst • William C Snyder • Jennifer S Tuttle
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-8173-5953-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8173-5953-2
Barcode:	9780817359539

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