Unruly Tongue: Identity and Voice in American Women's Writing, 1850-1930

by Martha J. Cutter

Book Overview

"Women should be seen and not heard." That was a well-known maxim in nineteenth century America.

American women writers--such as Louisa May Alcott, Kate Chopin, and Willa Cather--devised a brilliant method for crashing that barrier to creativity. In her new book, UNRULY TONGUE: IDENTITY AND VOICE IN AMERICAN WOMEN'S WRITING, 1850-1930 (University Press of Mississippi, $40, cloth) Martha Cutter says the ten African American and Anglo...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604731982
• ISBN13: 9781604731989
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"