A Comprehensive Study of American Writer Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, 1844-1911: Art for Truth's SakeEdwin Mellen Press, 2003 - 291 pages This work examines the novels, essays, and short stories of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps within their cultural/historical context. It examines the social climate and reform movements during Phelps' writing career, and shows how she was a woman ahead of her time in the 19th century. |
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Page 185
... Doctor Zay is to show the plight of the professional woman in nineteenth - century society , particularly the plight of the woman doctor ; thus , while she regards Yorke's fate with some degree of pity , Phelps is more con- cerned with ...
... Doctor Zay is to show the plight of the professional woman in nineteenth - century society , particularly the plight of the woman doctor ; thus , while she regards Yorke's fate with some degree of pity , Phelps is more con- cerned with ...
Page 187
... doctor is more often connected with Atalanta , the boyish maiden who eventually succumbs to the temptation of the golden apples . 62 Various stories are recorded of Atalanta , but one of the most famous , and the one Phelps appears to ...
... doctor is more often connected with Atalanta , the boyish maiden who eventually succumbs to the temptation of the golden apples . 62 Various stories are recorded of Atalanta , but one of the most famous , and the one Phelps appears to ...
Page 252
... Doctor Zay , the character Yorke believes he loves Doctor Zay , but as she proves to him that he does not understand her de- velopment as a woman and a doctor , Phelps writes that Yorke " knew nothing of the natural his- tory of ...
... Doctor Zay , the character Yorke believes he loves Doctor Zay , but as she proves to him that he does not understand her de- velopment as a woman and a doctor , Phelps writes that Yorke " knew nothing of the natural his- tory of ...
Contents
The Literary Life of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps | 1 |
Phelps | 27 |
The Fingers of the World | 61 |
Copyright | |
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Contesting the Past, Reconstructing the Nation: American Literature and ... Ben Railton No preview available - 2007 |