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Becoming and Bonding: Contemporary Feminism and Popular Fiction by American Women Writers (Chap. 5 "Mary Gordon: Christianity and Feminism") » Read Now
by Katherine B. Payant. 246 pgs.

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Expounding the view that the feminist movement has both encouraged and enriched literature by women, Katherine Payant examines a large body of immensely popular but, for the most part, critically neglected fiction of the period from the late 1960s through the early 1990s, relating these writers and...
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Expounding the view that the feminist movement has both encouraged and enriched literature by women, Katherine Payant examines a large body of immensely popular but, for the most part, critically neglected fiction of the period from the late 1960s through the early 1990s, relating these writers and works to the women's movement and feminist theories. The study concentrates on popular fiction, which is seen as evidence of the widespread influence of feminism and as a vehicle for dissemination of "mainstream" feminist ideas. Chapters dealing with the 1970s and 1980s survey relevant feminist theories and tie them to representative novels. Chosen for special focus in individual chapters are Marge Piercy, Mary Gordon, and Toni Morrison, who reflect divergent perspectives on feminism. Written in accessible prose, this work will deepen the appreciation of readers of these novelists and increase their understanding of the effect of social movements on the arts.
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Faith of a (Woman) Writer (Chap. 34 "In Search of 'Ordinary Human Happiness': Rebellion and Affirmation in Mary Gordon's Novels") » Read Now
by Alice Kessler-Harris, William McBrien. 358 pgs.

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Reflecting the salient undercurrents of contemporary researh on women writers, this volume is an appraisal of the work of the writer as woman and presents critics' perceptions about how women writers have dealt with the complexity of changing female visions in the 20th century. Each of the 34...
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Reflecting the salient undercurrents of contemporary researh on women writers, this volume is an appraisal of the work of the writer as woman and presents critics' perceptions about how women writers have dealt with the complexity of changing female visions in the 20th century. Each of the 34 essays, contributed by some of today's most distinguished writers, speaks to the work of a particular 20th-century woman writer, and each constitutes a contribution to the scholarly debate.
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Catholicism & Anti-Semitism: An Evening with James Carroll & Mary Gordon, in Commonweal » Read Now
by Paul Baumann. 1 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...An evening with James Carroll Mary Gordon by PAUL BAUMANN When...especially pope bashing--the novelist Mary Gordon is in a class of her own. I caught...irony in the title...
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Desperately Seeking Joan- Woman Behind the Hype, in Commonweal » Read Now
by Mary Gordon. 4 pgs.

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...Woman behind the hype by Mary Gordon A favorite of Charles de...clearly has captivated novelist Mary Gordon, and below she writes on how the...will not stand still for us...
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Disease, Deformity, and Defiance: Writing the Language of Immigration Law and the Eugenics Movement on the Immigrant Body, in MELUS » Read Now
by June Dwyer. 18 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Literature, Entire Library

...written by Anzia Yezierska and Mary Gordon that take place during this same...stories of Anzia Yezierska and Mary Gordon, it generally seeks to control...movements urge to...
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The Heart Is an Instrument: Portraits in Journalism ("The Other Side of Mary Gordon" begins on p. 245) » Read Now
by Madeleine Blais. 341 pgs.

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Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Madeleine Blais is perhaps best known for her insightful essays chronicling the experiences of the disadvantaged and dispossessed members of our society. This volume gathers fifteen of her most memorable essays, vivid portraits that speak to the realities of contemporary American experience.
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"Entering the Silence": Voice, Ethnicity, and the Pedagogy of Creative Writing, in MELUS » Read Now
by Richard Teleky. 16 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...new homeland. American novelist Mary Gordon, in her essay "Getting Here from...is difficult to assess. Just as Mary Gordon and Gay Talese once sought...
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Catholic Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook ("Mary Gordon (1949-)" begins on p. 129) » Read Now
by Mary R. Reichardt. 424 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

Women have been writing in the Catholic tradition since early medieval times, yet no single volume has brought together critical evaluations of their works until now. The first reference of its kind, Catholic Women Writers provides biographical, critical, and bibliographical entries on 64 Catholic...
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Women have been writing in the Catholic tradition since early medieval times, yet no single volume has brought together critical evaluations of their works until now. The first reference of its kind, Catholic Women Writers provides biographical, critical, and bibliographical entries on 64 Catholic women writers from around the world and across the centuries. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and is designed to acquaint the reader with the author, her major works, her Catholic and women's themes, and her critical reception. An introductory essay places the authors in the context and tradition of Catholic writing, and a selected, general bibliography lists works for further reading.
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