"Meticulously edited and contextualized, Dean's edition of
Woolson's complete letters opens the door to an extraordinarily
gifted writer's world. It offers depth to Woolson studies, but it
also connects Woolson to the nineteenth-century literary
marketplace in new and fascinating ways. We see Woolson the tough
but astute literary critic, the precise businesswoman, and the keen
cultural critic of the North, the South, and Europe. Perhaps most
importantly, Woolson's letters counter many false impressions of an
isolated woman. This was a life lived."--Sharon M. Harris,
University of Connecticut "Uncovers the complex, witty,
cosmopolitan, imaginative Woolson, who appears more obliquely in
her prose and poetry. Peopled by the famous, the infamous, and the
unknown, the letters sparkle with intelligence and energy,
providing insight into contemporary attitudes that Woolson
sometimes shared, sometimes satirized, and sometimes defied, while
they reveal an ample sensibility that anticipates today's concerns
for the environment, regional and national identity, and global
citizenship."--Karen L. Kilcup, author of Robert Frost and Feminine
Literary Tradition "The Complete Letters of Constance Fenimore
Woolson vibrate with the intelligence and sensitivity of an
immensely private woman who reached out through her correspondence
in search of like-minded souls. She found comrades among some of
the most accomplished writers of her era as well as among men of
science. Ultimately, these letters reveal the broad scope of a
well-traveled life and the depth of an intensely observant artist.
Every reader interested in the lives of nineteenth-century authors
or women should savor every one of this extraordinary writer's
letters."--Anne Boyd Rioux, president, Constance Fenimore Woolson
Society Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840-1894) led a colorful life,
travelling throughout the U.S. and Europe, becoming a literary
star, whose work was published in the premier magazines of her day.
She wrote critically acclaimed novels, short stories, and poetry
before her mysterious and untimely death in Venice at age
fifty-three. Sharon Dean has recompiled, dated, and, in many cases,
physically reassembled Woolson's extant correspondence from nearly
forty sources. A trenchant critic of the customs and mores of her
age, Woolson, in her letters, offers rich personal detail alongside
nuanced ruminations on contemporary political and social
conditions. Sharon L. Dean is professor emerita of English at
Rivier College in New Hampshire. One of the foremost experts on
Constance Fenimore Woolson, her most recent publication is
Constance Fenimore Woolson: Selected Stories and Travel Narratives.
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