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With a new introduction placing The Sturdy Oak as a foundational
story of feminist literature, this composite novel, written by
fourteen popular authors including nine women, was drawn together
during first wave of feminism when the status of women in American
life was brought into the spotlight. All proceeds of the book were
donated to the Suffrage cause and the tale itself sought to reveal
the tensions and expectations in Whitewater, a fictional district
of New York. Jordan's assembled team of writers sought to undermine
the stereotypical idea of the sturdy oak (the traditional male)
with its clinging vines (the women) requiring his support. Flame
Tree 451 presents a new series, The Foundations of Feminist
Fiction. The early 1900s saw a quiet revolution in literature
dominated by male adventure heroes. Both men and women moved beyond
the norms of the male gaze to write from a different gender
perspective, sometimes with female protagonists, but also
expressing the universal freedom to write on any subject
whatsoever.
In the spring of 1916, as the workers for woman suffrage were
laying plans for another attack on the bastions of male supremacy,
the idea for The Sturdy Oak was born. Based on the rules of an old
parlor game, wherein one person begins a narrative, another
continues it, and another follows, this collaborative effort by the
leading writers of the day, such as Fannie Hurst, Dorothy Canfield,
and Kathleen Norris, is a satiric look at the gender roles of the
time.
There is much in The Sturdy Oak that reflects the New York
campaign for suffrage of 1916-1917. The setting is the fictional
city of Whitewater in upstate New York. Idealistic reformers are
pitted against a ruthless political machine, and the traditional
picture of man as "the sturdy oak" supporting woman, "the clinging
vine", is ridiculed in the portrayal of an engaging couple, George
and Genevieve Remington. Nonetheless, the purpose of the book is
not primarily ridicule but reform, and the reader is taken through
the steps by which a confirmed anti-suffragist is gradually
transformed into a supporter of the suffrage cause.
Beyond its historical interest, The Sturdy Oak is imbued with a
political and social currency that makes it applicable even today.
And because of the skill of the writers of this composite novel,
even eight decades after its initial publication The Sturdy Oak is
still, as the New York Times said in 1917, "irresistibly
readable".
Reprint of the collaborative novel about the Talbert family told in
twelve chapters, each by a different author. With contributions
from Henry James, William Dean Howells and others. Originally
published in 1908.
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the
classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer
them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so
that everyone can enjoy them.
Reprint of the collaborative novel about the Talbert family told in
twelve chapters, each by a different author. With contributions
from Henry James, William Dean Howells and others. Originally
published in 1908.
Reprint of the collaborative novel about the Talbert family told in
twelve chapters, each by a different author. With contributions
from Henry James, William Dean Howells and others. Originally
published in 1908.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Reprint of the collaborative novel about the Talbert family told in
twelve chapters, each by a different author. With contributions
from Henry James, William Dean Howells and others. Originally
published in 1908.
At the beginning of her breakdown the intervals between intelligent
consciousness and insanity had been long. She was herself, or was
able to keep herself fairly in hand, the greater part of the time,
and chaos, when it came, lasted only for a few days or weeks.
Recently this condition had been reversed. She had lost knowledge
of time, but she felt that centuries must have passed since those
last flying, blessed hours when she knew herself at least for what
she was. She grasped now at her returning reason, with a desperate,
shuddering little moan, which she quickly stifled.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
At the beginning of her breakdown the intervals between intelligent
consciousness and insanity had been long. She was herself, or was
able to keep herself fairly in hand, the greater part of the time,
and chaos, when it came, lasted only for a few days or weeks.
Recently this condition had been reversed. She had lost knowledge
of time, but she felt that centuries must have passed since those
last flying, blessed hours when she knew herself at least for what
she was. She grasped now at her returning reason, with a desperate,
shuddering little moan, which she quickly stifled.
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