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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... becomes Unitarian . 1805 1808 1810 Andover Seminary founded . Moses Stuart ( 1780-1852 ) comes to Andover as Professor of Sacred Literature , where he remains until his death in 1852 . Stuart introduces the study of German philosophy ...
... becomes Unitarian . 1805 1808 1810 Andover Seminary founded . Moses Stuart ( 1780-1852 ) comes to Andover as Professor of Sacred Literature , where he remains until his death in 1852 . Stuart introduces the study of German philosophy ...
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... becomes very important in the novel . As a young , unmarried mother , Nixy cannot find work and those who attempt to help her not only keep their children way from her to avoid her possible evil influence on them , but they also barrage ...
... becomes very important in the novel . As a young , unmarried mother , Nixy cannot find work and those who attempt to help her not only keep their children way from her to avoid her possible evil influence on them , but they also barrage ...
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... becomes a martyr for the temperance cause , and the novel becomes a treatise on the necessity of alcohol prohibition , as well as a commentary on women whose lives are devastated by the impact of al- coholism . For Phelps , like many ...
... becomes a martyr for the temperance cause , and the novel becomes a treatise on the necessity of alcohol prohibition , as well as a commentary on women whose lives are devastated by the impact of al- coholism . For Phelps , like many ...
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 |