Women's Early American Historical Narratives

Sharon M. Harris, Sharon M. Harris, Sharon M. Harris

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Penguin Books Ltd
24 June 2003

This fascinating collection presents a rare look at women writers' first-hand perspectives on early American history. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries many women authors began to write historical analysis, thereby taking on an essential role in defining the new American Republicanism. Like their male counterparts, these writers worried over the definition and practice of both public and private virtue, human equality, and the principles of rationalism. In contrast to male authors, however, female writers inevitably addressed the issue of inequality of the sexes. This collection includes writings that employ a wide range of approaches, from straightforward reportage to poetical historical narratives, from travel writing to historical drama, and even accounts in textbook format, designed to provide women with exercises in critical thinking-training they rarely received through their traditional education.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

Notes by: Sharon M. Harris
Introduction by: Sharon M. Harris
Edited by: Sharon M. Harris
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 269g
ISBN: 9780142437100
ISBN 10: 0142437107
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 24 June 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sharon M. Harris is the Lorraine Sherley Professor of Literature at Texas Christian University and President and Founder of the Society for the Study of American Women Writers. She has published widely on her subject, including 'American Women Writers to 1800: An Oxford Anthology'. This volume includes writings by Judith Sargent Murray, Hannah Adams, Emma Willard and others.