Contemporary American Women Fiction Writers: An A-to-Z Guide - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313316279 ISBN 13: 9780313316272

Publisher: Greenwood, 2002

Synopsis

American women writers have long been creating an extraordinarily diverse and vital body of fiction, particularly in the decades since World War II. Recent authors have benefited from the struggles of their predecessors, who broke through barriers that denied women opportunities for self-expression. This reference highlights American women writers who continue to build upon the formerly male-dominated canon.

Included are alphabetically arranged entries for more than 60 American women writers of diverse ethnicity who wrote or published their most significant fiction after World War II. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes:^L^DBLA brief biography^L^DBLA discussion of major works and themes^^DBLA survey of the writer's critical reception^L^DBLA bibliography of primary and secondary sources

About this title

Book Description:

This reference highlights American women writers who continue to build upon the formerly male-dominated canon.

About the Author:

LAURIE CHAMPION is Assistant Professor of English at San Diego State University, Imperial Valley. Her previous books include The Critical Response to Huckleberry Finn (1991), The Critical Response to Eudora Welty's Fiction (1994), and American Women Writers, 1900-1945 (2000), all available from Greenwood Press.

RHONDA AUSTIN is Lecturer in English at Sul Ross State University, where she teaches English composition, technical writing, and literature. She has published several short stories and is currently developing and teaching online courses.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0313316279
• ISBN 13: 9780313316272
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 424
• Editor: Champion Laurie, Austin Rhonda