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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... looked to writing for refuge and healing , admitting that social and familial limitations caused her great distress , her daughter holds up the image of her mother as perfect wife , mother , housekeeper , and writer - a model for women ...
... looked to writing for refuge and healing , admitting that social and familial limitations caused her great distress , her daughter holds up the image of her mother as perfect wife , mother , housekeeper , and writer - a model for women ...
Page 75
... looked at the stained wall , the more familiar the idea seemed to grow to her .... She could have sworn to it , as she looked , that the red spi- der was weaving a red web all about her and about the child . ( 28 ) The image of the web ...
... looked at the stained wall , the more familiar the idea seemed to grow to her .... She could have sworn to it , as she looked , that the red spi- der was weaving a red web all about her and about the child . ( 28 ) The image of the web ...
Page 157
... looked upon the garden cross , and which it was not expected would be warmed in winter . I ... made the best of my conditions , though I do remember sorely longing for quiet . " " With four younger brothers in the house , Phelps found ...
... looked upon the garden cross , and which it was not expected would be warmed in winter . I ... made the best of my conditions , though I do remember sorely longing for quiet . " " With four younger brothers in the house , Phelps found ...
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 |