Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+5235 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1738271 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1306893 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1304284 Nava Atlas presents twelve celebrated women authors and draws on their diaries, letters, memoirs, and interviews to show how they expressed their views on the subjects of importance to every writer, from carving out time to write, to conquering their inner demons, to developing a voice, to balancing the demands of family life with needs to write. Atlas provides her own illuminating commentary as well and reveals how the lessons of classic women writers of the past still resonate with women writing today. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1474471 Pat Nixon remains one of our most mysterious and intriguing public figures, the only modern first lady who never wrote a memoir. Beattie, like many of her generation, dismissed Richard Nixons wife as interchangeable with a Martian. But decades later, she wonders what it must have been like to be married to such a spectacularly ambitious and catastrophically self-destructive man. Drawing on a wealth of sources from Life magazine to accounts by Nixons daughter, and his doctor, to The Haldeman Diaries and Jonathan Schells The Time of Illusion, Beattie reconstructs dozens of scenes in an attempt to see the world from Mrs. Nixons point of view. Like Stephen Kings On Writing, this fascination and intimate account offers readers an unprecedented glimpse into the imagination of a writer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1053545 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1172572 In this compelling book of beloved heroines and the remarkable writers who created them, Erin Blakemore explores how the pluck and dignity of literary characters such as Anne Shirley, Elizabeth Bennet, Jane Eyre, Scarlett OHara, Scout Finch and Jo March can inspire women today. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1053804 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=724394 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=724375 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=688503 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=721502 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=692056 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=739377 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=627055 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=649042 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=711977 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=620352 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=650960 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=641795 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=650970 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=561089 In a landmark essay, Virginia Woolf rescued George Eliot from almost four decades of indifference and scorn when she wrote of the searching power and reflective richness of Eliots fiction. Novels such as Middlemarch and The Mill on the Floss reflect Eliots complex and sometimes contradictory ideas about society, the artist, the role of women, and the interplay of science and religion. In this book Tim Dolin examines Eliots life and work and the social and intellectual contexts in which they developed. He also explores the variety of ways in which George Eliot has been recontextualized for modern readers, tourists, cinema-goers, and television viewers. The book includes a chronology of Eliots life and times, suggestions for further reading, websites, illustrations, and a comprehensive index.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=568305 In 1935, Ruth Gruber published a seminal essay on Virginia Woolf that can now be seen for what it was: the first feminist interpretation of Woolfs writings and literary career. Seventy years later, Grubers critique is presented for the first time in the U.S., accompanied by new material that makes it more meaningful than ever for readers today: facsimile reproductions of previously unpublished correspondence between Woolf and Gruber, and Grubers new introduction, My Hours with Virginia Woolf, in which she recalls her 1935 meeting with Woolf in her London home. Gruber also examines perennial questions concerning Woolfs bi-polar illness and anti-semitism. In her trailblazing analysis, Gruber perceptively examines Woolfs concept of gender and her literary influences, cogently discussing how Woolf constructed a feminine writing style in a realm dominated by men. Above all, she shows how Woolf strove consciously to create as a woman.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=624944 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=616202 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=589876 It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is one of the most popular authors the English language has ever produced. Her six novels have charmed generations of readers - their wit and romance are unforgettable. This book presents Jane Austens life and works in a beautifully illustrated volume, taking a thematic, all-encompassing look at this most brilliant of writers and the society that shaped her work. Jane Austens World covers the historical period that Austen inhabited and its influence on her creations. Central to the novels are the courtships that have captured so many imaginations - the relationship between the enchanting Lizzie Bennet and proud Mr Darcy, the so-nearly tragic liaison of the passionate Marianne Dashwood and the feckless Willoughby, and the gradual awakenings of spoilt, yet well-meaning Emma Woodhouses feelings for the dependable Mr Knightley. Written in an informative and accessible style, this book will appeal to those who study Austens work as well as those who have enjoyed the various film and television adaptations of her novels, which include the recent production of Mansfield Park and the latest film version of Pride & Prejudice. Book jacket.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=561114 During Virginia Woolfs lifetime Britains position in the world changed, and so did the outlook of its people. The Boer War and the First World War forced politicians and citizens alike to ask how far the power of the state extended into the lives of individuals; the rise of fascism provided one menacing answer. Woolfs experiments in fiction, and her unique position in the publishing world, allowed her to address such intersections of the public and the private. Michael Whitworth shows how ideas and images from contemporary novelists, philosophers, theorists, and scientists fuelled her writing, and how critics, film-makers, and novelists have reinterpreted her work for later generations. The book includes a chronology of Virginia Woolfs life and times, suggestions for further reading, websites, illustrations, and a comprehensive index.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=627053 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=594873 Virginia Woolf is the greatest of all British women writers and one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century writing. Julia Briggs aim in this book is to put the writing back absolutely at the centre of Woolfs life; to read that life through her books, using the novels themselves to create a compelling new form of biography. Using Woolfs own matchless commentary on the creative process through her letters, diaries and essays, Julia Briggs has produced a book which is a picture of an artist at full stretch but also a meditation on the whole nature of creativity.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=594771 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=486462 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=561081 Craig Seligman explores the enduring influence of two critics who defined the cultural sensibilities of a generation: Susan Sontag and Pauline Kael. Though outwardly they had some things in common - they were both Westerners who came east, both single mothers, and they both studied philosophy - they were polar opposites in temperament and technique. From the very beginning its clear where Seligmans sympathies lie. Sontag is a writer he reveres; Kael is a critic he loves. He approaches both writers through their work, whose fundamental parallels serve to sharpen their differences. Tone is the most obvious area where theyre at odds. Kael practiced a kind of verbal jazz, exuberant, excessive, intimate, emotional, and funny. Sontag is formal and a little icy - a model of detachment. Kael never changed her approach from her first review to her last, while mutability has been one of the defining motifs of Sontags career. Moral questions obsess Sontag; they interested Kael but didnt trouble her. During the era of Vietnam and Watergate, Kael fretted over the national mood of self-laceration; nothing repelled her like guilt, while Sontag had to do something about the injustice she saw, whether it was enraging an audience at New Yorks Town Hall in 1982 or publishing an independent-minded essay in The New Yorker following 9/11. But the question that Seligman keeps coming back to is: Can criticism be art?--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=520696 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=573446 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=517591 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=583611 In 1928, Agatha Christie - the worlds most widely read author - was a thirty-something single mother. At the end of her fourteen-year marriage to first husband Archie Christie, she had decided to take a much-needed holiday - the Caribbean had been her intended destination, but a conversation at a dinner party, with a couple who had just returned from Iraq, changed her mind. Five days later she was off on a completely different trajectory. Merging literary biography with travel adventure, and ancient history with contemporary world events, Andrew Eames tells a riveting tale, en route to revealing fascinating and little-known details in this exotic chapter in the life of Agatha Christie. His own trip from London to Baghdad - a journey much more difficult to make in 2002, with the political unrest in the Middle East and the war in Iraq, than it was in 1928 - becomes inextricably intertwined with Agathas, and the characters he meets seem like they could have stepped out of a mystery novel.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=557415 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=466509 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=552624 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=466510 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=557417 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=481899 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=452150 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=430625 - A biographical and critical review of the worlds most important writers- Expert analysis by Harold Bloom- A wealth of information on the writers that are most commonly read in high schools, colleges, and universities http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=448231 Intended for lay readers and scholars alike, this reference offers a convenient overview of Toni Morrisons life and achievements. The first book of its kind, this reference offers hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries on Morrisons works, major characters, themes, and other topics. Lengthier essays cover each of her novels, along with various approaches to her writings. Each of the entries was written by an expert contributor, and many close with suggestions for further reading. The volume concludes with a selected bibliography of major studies. All told, this book provides a remarkable overview of Morrisons primary concerns and achievements, charting a helpful course for readers who wish to venture deeper into the work of this extraordinary author.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=451453 Discusses Mary Shelleys sources of ideas for the compelling plot, well-developed characters, and universal themes of Frankenstein which have led to its enduring popularity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=431499 -- Brings together the best criticism on the most widely read poets, novelists, and playwrights-- Presents complex critical portraits of the most influential writers in the English-speaking world -- from the English medievalists to contemporary writers http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=620956 Notes about the novel, in which Harry, rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=538747 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=461309 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=395019 Contexts explores the personal and social issues that loom large in the novel -- sense, sensibility, self-control, judgment, romantic love, family, and inheritance -- in works by Adam Smith, Samuel Johnson, Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, Mary Wollstonecraft, Hannah More, Maria Edgeworth, and an anonymous contributor to Ladys Magazine. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=486517 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=552633 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=566446 Some people think that a cookbook is just a collection of recipes for dishes that feed the body. In Eat My Words: Reading Womens Lives through the Cookbooks They Wrote, Janet Theophano shows that cookbooks provide food for the mind and the soul as well. Looking beyond the ingredients and instructions, she shows how women have used cookbooks to assert their individuality, develop their minds, and structure their lives. Beginning in the seventeenth century and moving up through the present day, Theophano reads between the lines of recipes for dandelion wine, Queen of Puddings, and half-pound cake to capture the stories and voices of these remarkable women. The selection of books looked at is enticing and wide-ranging. Theophano begins with seventeenth-century English estate housekeeping books that served as both cookbooks and reading primers so that women could educate themselves during long hours in the kitchen. She looks at A Date with a Dish, a classic African American cookbook that reveals the roots of many traditional American dishes, and she brings to life a 1950s cookbook written specifically for Americans by a Chinese emigre and transcribed into English by her daughter. Finally, Theophano looks at the contemporary cookbooks of Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Madeleine Kamman, and Alice Waters to illustrate the sophistication and political activism present in modern cookbook writing. Janet Theophano harvests the rich history of cookbook writing to show how much more can be learned from a recipe than how to make a casserole, roast a chicken, or bake a cake. We discover that womens writings about food reveal - and revel in - the details of their lives, families, and the cultures they help to shape.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=552543 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=552541 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=445284 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=436975 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=380676 - A biographical and critical review of the worlds most important writers- Expert analysis by Harold Bloom- A wealth of information on the writers that are most commonly read in high schools, colleges, and universities http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=430622 - A biographical and critical review of the worlds most important writers- Expert analysis by Harold Bloom- A wealth of information on the writers that are most commonly read in high schools, colleges, and universities http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=620926 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=553492 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=552625 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=620909 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=431469 - A biographical and critical review of the worlds most important writers- Expert analysis by Harold Bloom- A wealth of information on the writers that are most commonly read in high schools, colleges, and universities http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=552558 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=458783 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=553509 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=430347 Though the two novels by American writer Willa Cather (1873-1947) deal with universal themes of human hopes and disappointments, says Meyering (English, Southern Illinois U.-Edwardsville), readers can appreciate them more by understanding the specific time and place they are set in: the US prairie the generation after European settlement. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=397354 A collection of compelling interviews by Karin Rosa Ikas with ten Mexican-American writers fills a void in Chicana studies, womens studies, and ethnic studies scholarship. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=423186 -- Users guide-- A comprehensive biography of the novelist-- Detailed plot summaries of each novel-- Extracts from important critical essays that examine important aspects of each work-- A complete bibliography of the writers novels-- A list of critical works about the author and his or her novels-- An index of themes and ideas covered in the books http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=490702 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=429963 This definitive title is the first and only book devoted to this bestselling author and her beloved heroine, Dr. Kay Scarpetta, with dozens of photos, numerous interviews and articles, and detailed discussions of Cornwells body of work. 25 photos throughout. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=552637 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=506851 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=388550 Plaths unpublished letters are examined, as well as hand-written drafts of poems, typescripts of The Bell Jar and annotated copies of the books that most influenced her. The book also explores the ways in which Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath drafted their poems together and wrote poems in answer to each other. It is also the first volume to look at Plaths home-made art scrapbooks and to analyse the significance of the cover designs and marketing of Plaths work. Providing a fresh new insight into the works of Sylvia Plath, The Other Sylvia Plath is essential reading for students of twentieth-Century Literature, American literature and contemporary poetry, as well as being of interest to those who have a general interest in Plath. Book jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=368709 This award-winning series systematically presents career biographies of writers from all eras and all genres through volumes dedicated to specific types of literature and time periods. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=375358 Provides comprehensive coverage of Alcotts life and works. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=385585 -- Users guide-- Biography of the short story writer-- List of characters in each story-- Detailed thematic analysis of each short story-- Extracts from major critical essays that discuss important aspects of each work-- A complete bibliography of the writers works-- A list of critical works about the short stories covered in the book-- An index of themes and ideas in the authors work http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=367783 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=440858 Examines the literary accomplishments of both Emily and Charlotte, particularly how they redefined the Victorian novel with Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=389247 Explores serious social issues confronted in Jane Eyre and contextualizes them with a variety of primary source materials including first hand accounts. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=492741 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=381728 Examines the fiction and role in introducing the Asian American experience to mainstream readers through Maxine Hong Kinston and her three narrative works. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=430344 Introduces Zora Neale Hurston as one of the most controversial yet prominent contributors to the Harlem Renaissance literary movement. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=400199 Featuring a new Valdemar novella by Mercedes Lackey and an exclusive interview with the fantasy author, this book is a complete, authorized readers guide to the endlessly rich and dazzling fantasy world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=374453 Agatha Christie wrote over a hundred plays, short story collections, and novels, which have been translated into 103 languages, and she has been outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. No one has succeeded in imitating her, though many have tried, and she remains the bestselling modern writer throughout the world. For all her success and renown, however, Agatha Christie was a very private person. Over the years, many have attempted to capture her personality, her motivations, and the reasons for her enduring popularity, with little notable success. Now Charles Osborne, a lifelong student of Agatha Christie, has undertaken an examination of Christie and her accomplishment through her own work. The result is a comprehensive illustrated guide to the world of Agatha Christie, featuring authoritative information on each books provenance and on its contemporary critical reception set against the background of the major events in the authors life. Illustrated with rarely seen photos and updated to include details of the publications and adaptations of her writings for film and TV, this book provides fascinating reading for any Christie aficionado.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=381725 -- Users guide-- Biography of the short story writer-- List of characters in each story-- Detailed thematic analysis of each short story-- Extracts from major critical essays that discuss important aspects of each work-- A complete bibliography of the writers works-- A list of critical works about the short stories covered in the book-- An index of themes and ideas in the authors work http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=412646 By the time she was twenty-four, Virginia Woolf had suffered a series of devastating losses that later she would describe as sledge-hammer blows, beginning with the death of her mother when she was thirteen years old and followed by those of her half-sister, father, and brother. Yet vulnerable as she was (skinless was her word) she began, through these years, to practice her art - and to discover how it could serve her. Ultimately, she came to feel that it was her shock-receiving capacity that had made her a writer. Astonishingly gifted from the start, Woolf learned to be attentive to the movements of her own mind. Through self-reflection she found a language for the ebb and flow of thought, fantasy, feeling and memory, for the shifts of light and dark. And in her writing she preserved, recreated and altered the dead, altering in the process her internal relationship with their invisible presence. I will go backwards & forwards she remarked in her diary, a comment on both her imaginative and writerly practice. Following Woolfs lead, psychologist Katherine Dalsimer moves backward and forward between the work of Woolfs maturity and her early journals, letters, and published juvenilia to illuminate the process by which Woolf became a writer. Drawing on psychoanalytic theory as well as on Woolfs life and work, and trusting Woolfs own self-observations, Dalsimer offers a compelling account of a young artists voyage out - a voyage that Virginia Woolf began by looking inward and completed by looking back.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=511973 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=406767 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=397928 A well-crafted novel of authorial control and a certifiable work of art, this is the tragedy of Ethan Frome, a man trapped by circumstances and people. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=369069 This award-winning series systematically presents career biographies of writers from all eras and all genres through volumes dedicated to specific types of literature and time periods. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=380618 This volume offers a broad sampling of the immediate reaction to the appearance of Willa Cathers volumes of poetry, fiction, and criticism. While most reviews are from the major national journals and newspapers in major cities, some reviews show the responses in Nebraska, New Mexico, Quebec, and other locales where Cathers works are set. The reviews are often flattering, sometimes angry, sometimes so careful in their dissection of Cathers work that they are worthy of study themselves. This collection shows forty-five years of intelligent attention to one authors lifes work.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=319231 A coming-of-age story set in the South, this novel is rich with subjects for conversation. Narrated by Scout, a young girl on the brink of a life-changing event, To Kill a Mockingbird was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1960. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=300543 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=323132 Provides fresh readings of Austens works and summarizes the critical response to her writings. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=326694 Provides teachers and students with a range of information and opinion on the novel and its author. Contributors are English professors at leading colleges and universities, literary scholars and critics, theater and film historians, and biographers of Shelley. Most essays deal specifically with the original novel and its conceptions, sources, meanings, and themes. Other essays look at film and stage adaptations and the degree to which they remain true to the original. Includes essay introductions and a chronology. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=326707 Charlotte Bronte wrote in the preface to her sister Emilys novel that the book was hewn in a wild workshop, with simple tools, out of homely materials. Indeed. What was wrought, however, is almost beautiful...with its blooming bells and balmy fragrance, [growing] faithfully close to the giants foot. This is a towering story of the brooding love of Heathcliff for Cathy, a woman he cannot have, and the revenge he takes on the families who stand in his way. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=296932 In this book, Maria Lauret explains Alice Walkers project as a womanist writer and as a cultural and political activist who increasingly styles herself as a visionary for the new age. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=330711 Mary Shelleys first novel has established itself as one of modernitys most compelling and ominous myths. Frankenstein poignantly captures the spirit of the early 1800s as an age of transition tragically divided between scientific progress and religious conservatism, revolutionary reform and conformist reaction. This Guide encapsulates the most important critical reactions to a novel that straddles the realms of both high literature and popular culture. The selections shed light on Frankensteins historical and socio-political relevance, its innovative representations of science, gender, and identity, as well as its problematic cultural location between academic critique and creative production. Ranging from the first reviews in 1818 to postmodern readings of the mid-1990s, the Guide illuminates one of British literatures most spectacular novels.--BOOK JACKET.