O Those Extraordinary Women!: Or The Joys Of Literary Lib
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Long before the term literary liberation entered the cultural lexicon, a remarkable cohort of women writers were quietly—and not so quietly—reshaping the landscape of literature. O Those Extraordinary Women!: or the Joys of Literary Lib is a spirited and illuminating celebration of female literary genius across the ages, chronicling the lives, struggles, and triumphs of women who dared to pick up the pen in a world that so often urged them to put it down. Seon Manley and Susan Belcher present a rich tapestry of biographical portraits and anecdotes, capturing the wit, passion, and fierce determination that drove these women to write, publish, and endure. With a tone that balances scholarly rigor with infectious enthusiasm, the authors argue that the story of women in literature is not a footnote but a foundation—one that underpins much of what we consider the Western literary canon. The book illustrates how social constraints, domesticity, and dismissal paradoxically fueled some of the most powerful voices in literary history, from the drawing rooms of Victorian England to the salons of Paris. Richly anecdotal and compulsively readable, this is a work that leaves the reader wondering just how many more extraordinary women remain to be discovered.
Author: Seon Manley And Susan Belcher
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, Chilton Book Company
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Long before the term literary liberation entered the cultural lexicon, a remarkable cohort of women writers were quietly—and not so quietly—reshaping the landscape of literature. O Those Extraordinary Women!: or the Joys of Literary Lib is a spirited and illuminating celebration of female literary genius across the ages, chronicling the lives, struggles, and triumphs of women who dared to pick up the pen in a world that so often urged them to put it down. Seon Manley and Susan Belcher present a rich tapestry of biographical portraits and anecdotes, capturing the wit, passion, and fierce determination that drove these women to write, publish, and endure. With a tone that balances scholarly rigor with infectious enthusiasm, the authors argue that the story of women in literature is not a footnote but a foundation—one that underpins much of what we consider the Western literary canon. The book illustrates how social constraints, domesticity, and dismissal paradoxically fueled some of the most powerful voices in literary history, from the drawing rooms of Victorian England to the salons of Paris. Richly anecdotal and compulsively readable, this is a work that leaves the reader wondering just how many more extraordinary women remain to be discovered.