In a closet hidden : the life and work of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman /

In a closet hidden : the life and work of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman /

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"The first literary biography of a much-neglected American writer, this book explores the multiple tensions at the core of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's life and work. A prolific short story writer and novelist, Freeman (1852-1930) developed a reputation as a local colorist who depicted the pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator: Glasser, Leah Blatt, 1951-
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Language notes:English.
Imprint: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©1996.
Subjects:
Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, > 1852-1930.
Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, > 1852-1930
Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins.
1800-1999
Authors, American > 19th century > Biography.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Feminism and literature > New England > History > 19th century.
Lesbians' writings, American > History and criticism.
Sex role in literature.
Women and literature > New England > History > 19th century.
Authors, American
Feminism and literature
Lesbians' writings, American
Sex role in literature
Women and literature
New England
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Click here for full text at JSTOR
Table of Contents:
  • "Nurtured in repression"
  • "The art of my work"
  • "Sometimes I think I am a monster"
  • Sexual politics in Pembroke
  • "Savage squaw" and "Fair angel" in Madelon
  • "The tenderness of one woman for another"
  • "If you don't see the old me"
  • Freeman and two New England contemporaries [Sarah Orne Jewett and Charlotte Perkins Gilman].

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