This Giving Birth Pregnancy and Childbirth in American Women's Writing
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Compelling essays which underline the central place pregnancy and childbirth hold in women's writing. Embracing three centuries of prose and poetry, the anthology traces the evolution of American maternity literature, exploring the difficulties mothers faced as they struggled to transform themselves from objects into maternal subjects. Women as diverse as Anne Bradstreet, Anne Sexton, Sharon Olds, Kate Chopin, Toni Morrison, and Louise Erdrich all labored to reclaim the birthing process by giving voice to experiences and emotions long devalued by a patriarchal culture. Their voices resonate throughout this collection.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780879728076 |
Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press |
Imprint: | Popular Press |
Pub date: | 30 Jun 2006 |
DEWEY: | 810.93520431 |
DEWEY edition: | 21 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 175 |
Weight: | 499g |
Height: | 240mm |
Width: | 156mm |
Spine width: | 18mm |