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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... discussion of the afterlife offers a not - so - subtle criticism of the social conditions of the day in addition to a promise of a better life for women as represented by the utopian heaven she describes . As mentioned earlier ...
... discussion of the afterlife offers a not - so - subtle criticism of the social conditions of the day in addition to a promise of a better life for women as represented by the utopian heaven she describes . As mentioned earlier ...
Page 52
... discussions of evolution and the Descent of Man , liberal Christians often accepted recent scientific theo- ries as ... discussion , the impact of liberalism on the orthodox school . 30 Even though Bayard is jokingly labeled a " heretic ...
... discussions of evolution and the Descent of Man , liberal Christians often accepted recent scientific theo- ries as ... discussion , the impact of liberalism on the orthodox school . 30 Even though Bayard is jokingly labeled a " heretic ...
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... discussion of the definition of " art . " In this discussion , she argues that realistic portrayals of society's problems ought to be considered art , and she felt that her own writing was just such a realistic portrayal . While many ...
... discussion of the definition of " art . " In this discussion , she argues that realistic portrayals of society's problems ought to be considered art , and she felt that her own writing was just such a realistic portrayal . While 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 |