Fanny Fern: Selected Writings
Seiten
2023
Broadview Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-55481-638-5 (ISBN)
Broadview Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-55481-638-5 (ISBN)
Fanny Fern dominated the New York literary scene in the 1850s, garnering both esteem and, occasionally, derision for newspaper columns and literary criticism. This compact edition collects some of Fern’s most frequently taught journalism much of which focuses on the changing roles of women in nineteenth-century America.
Fanny Fern dominated the New York literary scene in the 1850s, garnering both esteem and, occasionally, derision for her witty and acerbic newspaper columns and literary criticism; her semi-autobiographical novel Ruth Hall, which traces the rise of an intelligent and determined young woman from poverty to prestige through her pursuit of a writing career, was one of America's most significant early bestsellers. Fern's use of informal, vibrantly conversational prose and her abundant colloquialisms marked an important shift in the established literary conventions of nineteenth-century fiction and journalism. This compact edition collects some of Fern's most frequently taught journalism much of which focuses on the changing roles of women in nineteenth-century America along with excerpts from Ruth Hall.This volume is one of a number of editions that have been drawn from the pages of the acclaimed Broadview Anthology of American Literature; like the others, it is designed to make a range of material from the anthology available in a format convenient for use in a wide variety of contexts.
Fanny Fern dominated the New York literary scene in the 1850s, garnering both esteem and, occasionally, derision for her witty and acerbic newspaper columns and literary criticism; her semi-autobiographical novel Ruth Hall, which traces the rise of an intelligent and determined young woman from poverty to prestige through her pursuit of a writing career, was one of America's most significant early bestsellers. Fern's use of informal, vibrantly conversational prose and her abundant colloquialisms marked an important shift in the established literary conventions of nineteenth-century fiction and journalism. This compact edition collects some of Fern's most frequently taught journalism much of which focuses on the changing roles of women in nineteenth-century America along with excerpts from Ruth Hall.This volume is one of a number of editions that have been drawn from the pages of the acclaimed Broadview Anthology of American Literature; like the others, it is designed to make a range of material from the anthology available in a format convenient for use in a wide variety of contexts.
Introduction
Fanny Fern: Selected Writings
Hints to Young Wives (1852)
Thanksgiving Story (1853)
A Practical Bluestocking (1853)
Soliloquy of a Housemaid (1853)
Critics (1853)
Mrs. Adolphus Sporting the 'Blue Stocking' (1854)
from Ruth Hall: A Domestic Tale of the Present Time (1854)
Fern's New York Ledger review of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, 10 May 1856
Male Criticism on Ladies' Books (1857)
A Law More Nice than Just (1858)
Independence (1859)
The Working-Girls of New York (1868)
In Context
Contemporary Reviews of Fanny Fern's Work
Fern Leaves and Leaves of Grass
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.07.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 4 Illustrations, black and white |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 185 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga |
| Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-55481-638-6 / 1554816386 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-55481-638-5 / 9781554816385 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
Erinnerungen
Buch | Softcover (2024)
Pantheon (Verlag)
CHF 22,40
