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 131
... kind of redemption in Hedged In , Phelps's novel The Silent Partner , published the following year , shows another woman , Catty , debased by poverty , drunkenness , and sexual promiscuity , who be- comes a kind of Christ figure in the ...
... kind of redemption in Hedged In , Phelps's novel The Silent Partner , published the following year , shows another woman , Catty , debased by poverty , drunkenness , and sexual promiscuity , who be- comes a kind of Christ figure in the ...
Page 173
... kind of cultivation , a strong capacity to adapt , and an intense desire to nurture in Avis the ability to settle into the kind of lifestyle Chloe represents . Avis , however , does not wish to adapt . In addition , Aunt Chloe acts out ...
... kind of cultivation , a strong capacity to adapt , and an intense desire to nurture in Avis the ability to settle into the kind of lifestyle Chloe represents . Avis , however , does not wish to adapt . In addition , Aunt Chloe acts out ...
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... kind to me , he is not kind ! " ( 145 ) . She writes that he causes her pain at all times ( 148 ) . This lack of kindness or tenderness throughout their marriage goes a long way to kill the love Marna feels for Herwin , but when he ...
... kind to me , he is not kind ! " ( 145 ) . She writes that he causes her pain at all times ( 148 ) . This lack of kindness or tenderness throughout their marriage goes a long way to kill the love Marna feels for Herwin , but when he ...
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 |