A to Z of American Women Writers

A to Z of American Women Writers
Author: Carol Kort
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1438107935

Presents a biographical dictionary profiling important women authors, including birth and death dates, accomplishments and bibliography of each author's work.

A to Z of American Women in the Visual Arts

A to Z of American Women in the Visual Arts
Author: Carol Kort
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Art, American
ISBN: 1438107919

Presents biographical profiles of American women of achievement in the field of visual arts, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.

The Weird

The Weird
Author: Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 2482
Release: 2012-01-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466803193

From Lovecraft to Borges to Gaiman, a century of intrepid literary experimentation has created a corpus of dark and strange stories that transcend all known genre boundaries. Together these stories form The Weird, and its practitioners include some of the greatest names in twentieth and twenty-first century literature. Exotic and esoteric, The Weird plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. You won't find any elves or wizards here...but you will find the biggest, boldest, and downright most peculiar stories from the last hundred years bound together in the biggest Weird collection ever assembled. The Weird features 110 stories by an all-star cast, from literary legends to international bestsellers to Booker Prize winners: including William Gibson, George R. R. Martin, Stephen King, Angela Carter, Kelly Link, Franz Kafka, China Miéville, Clive Barker, Haruki Murakami, M. R. James, Neil Gaiman, Mervyn Peake, and Michael Chabon. The Weird is the winner of the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature

The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature
Author: Angelyn Mitchell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2009-04-30
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0521858887

The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature covers a period dating back to the eighteenth century. These specially commissioned essays highlight the artistry, complexity and diversity of a literary tradition that ranges from Lucy Terry to Toni Morrison. A wide range of topics are addressed, from the Harlem Renaissance to the Black Arts Movement, and from the performing arts to popular fiction. Together, the essays provide an invaluable guide to a rich, complex tradition of women writers in conversation with each other as they critique American society and influence American letters. Accessible and vibrant, with the needs of undergraduate students in mind, this Companion will be of great interest to anybody who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of this important and vital area of American literature.

How to Suppress Women's Writing

How to Suppress Women's Writing
Author: Joanna Russ
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1983-09
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780292724457

Discusses the obstacles women have had to overcome in order to become writers, and identifies the sexist rationalizations used to trivialize their contributions

A to Z of American Indian Women

A to Z of American Indian Women
Author: Liz Sonneborn
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1438107889

Presents a biographical dictionary profiling important Native American women, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.

Latin-American Women Writers

Latin-American Women Writers
Author: Myriam Yvonne Jehenson
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1995-08-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1438407858

This book provides a much needed grouping of Latin-American women, emphasizing their differences—the diversity of their cultural backgrounds, socio-economic conditions, and literary strategies—as well as their commonalities. Humble writers of the Spanish and Portuguese testimonio and sophisticated postmodernist authors alike are contextualized within a "matriheritage of founding discourses."

A to Z of American Women Leaders and Activists

A to Z of American Women Leaders and Activists
Author: Donna Hightower-Langston
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Women civic leaders
ISBN: 1438107927

Presents biographical profiles of American women leaders and activists, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.