Selected Writings of Judith Sargent Murray (Women Writers in English 1350-1850)
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (649 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195100387 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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"The anthology will prove useful for courses in literature, women's studies, and history.Scholars working on women's literature and history will find it a valuable starting point. Together with Mulford's edition of Stockton and Harris's own selection of Murray's writings, this collection promised to open exciting new avenues in the study of early American women writers."--William and Mary Quarterly
As a novelist, essayist, dramatist, and poet, Judith Sargent Murray candidly and often humorously asserted her opinions about the social and political conditions of women in late eighteenth-century America. Also during this period, Murray produced numerous sketches of celebrated female contemporaries and her major work, The Gleaner.With selections from The Gleaner and Murray's other publications, this latest addition to the Women Writers in English series unearths an important early feminist voice, one that should engage the intellect and imagination of readers both inside and outside the academy.. In addition to her literary endeavors Murray was a prolific letter-writer, and revealed in her correspondence, as elsewhere, her unwavering commitment to human rights. As a committed feminist, she urged American women to enter a "new era in female history," yet published some of her own writings under a man's name in hopes of more widely disseminating her ideas
Sharon Harris is a Professor of English at University of Nebraska
Empowering HH Judith Sargent Murray published several essays on women's intellect and education that contributed to the republican mother ideal. In this edition of Murray's selected writings, editor Sharon M. Harris assembles a range of published, performed, and manuscript works that capture the broader implications of Murray's thought and creative ability. Harris includes the well-known essay "On the Equality of the Sexes", as well as two additional essays on female abilities and upbringing, a political essay on America in 1794, and two pieces on Universalism. Harris has also as