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The Oxford companion to women's writing in the United States
Authoritative reference surveying American women writers across four centuries, with biographies, essays, and social-issue coverage.
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Authoritative reference surveying American women writers across four centuries, with biographies, essays, and social-issue coverage.
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Here is a gold mine of information about women's writing, women's history, and women's concerns - 771 entries, ranging from short biographies to extensive essays. The Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States provides a comprehensive, authoritative, and highly informative survey of women writers and their work as it also illuminates the issues that fired their imaginations.
The volume boasts contributions by many of today's well-known cultural and literary critics, including Susa...
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Sexual content
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Academic discussion of sexuality themes in literature; no narrative sex scenes
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Historical violence and war referenced in scholarly biographical context
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Covers lesbian literary theory and LGBTQ women writers across entries
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Includes religious figures and faith-related writers among entries
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No fantasy magic content present
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Central focus on feminism, civil rights, racism, and women's social issues
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Abuse & suffering
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Covers sexual harassment, racism, violence, and systemic oppression themes
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