Social Feminism
Social Feminism

Author: Naomi Black

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2019-05-15

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 1501745492

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In light of the history of three influential women's organizations in the United States, England, and France, Naomi Black offers a provocative new interpretation of feminism. She perceives two inherently different types of feminist thought: equity feminism, which incorporates women into existing male-dominated ideologies such as liberalism, Marxism, and socialism; and the less familiar social feminism, which emphasizes women's distinctive experiences and values. Examining the development of organizations previously considered traditional and nonpolitical—the League of Women Voters, the Women's Co-operative Guild, and the Union féminine civique et sociale—black concludes that the social feminism which characterizes these groups is a genuinely radical approach to social change.

Places of Performance
Places of Performance

Author: Marvin Carlson

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780801480942

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Explores the cultural, social, and poltical aspects of theatrical architecture, from the threatres of ancient Greece of the present.

Apartment Stories
Apartment Stories

Author: Sharon Marcus

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9780520208520

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"Apartment Stories works from the brilliant premise that urban culture and domestic architecture are indeed related in a number of unpredictable and mutually enlightening ways. Marcus's readings of Balzac and Zola novels in the context of the new urban architecture are absolutely superb, and she remains subtle and unexpected at every step."--Bruce Robbins, author of Feeling Global

The Tempest and Its Travels
The Tempest and Its Travels

Author: Peter Hulme

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9781861890665

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The Tempest and its Travels offers a new map of the play by means of an innovative collection of historical, critical, and creative texts and images.

The Bedford Introduction to Literature
The Bedford Introduction to Literature

Author: Michael Meyer

Publisher: Bedford Books

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 2210

ISBN-13: 9780312472009

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The Bedford Introduction to Literature responds to the teaching and learning needs of all kinds of literature classrooms and composition courses where literature is a focus. Author Michael Meyer understands that a particular challenge for instructors is that students do not necessarily see literature as relevant to their lives. They may be new to the study of literature, may have difficulty reading it, and may lack confidence in their critical abilities and writing skills. With these factors in mind, Meyer has put together a lively collection of stories, poems, and plays from many periods, cultures, and themes, with voices ranging from the traditional to the latest and hottest contemporary authors. As an experienced anthologist and instructor of literature, Meyer has a knack for choosing enticing selections including humorous works and readings from popular culture that students both enjoy and respond to. Complementing this unparalleled collection are proven editorial features that offer students real help with reading, appreciating, and writing about literature. The Bedford Introduction to Literature is a book designed to bring literature to life and to make students life-long readers. - Publisher.

Shakespeare's Dilemmas
Shakespeare's Dilemmas

Author: Richard Horwich

Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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The dilemma-torn hero - paralyzed between alternatives so precisely balanced that no rational basis can be found for choosing one or the other - dates back to Homer and forward to Joseph Heller. Of the dozens of writers who created such figures, none employed dilemmas more extensively or more variously than William Shakespeare; Hamlet, pondering whether «To be, or not to be, » is only the best-known of many characters in the plays who find themselves in that peculiar predicament. Horwich shows how Shakespeare's dilemmas, which he calls the classic predicament of an age suffused with philosophical subjectivity and emotional ambivalence, cut across the boundaries of dramatic genre and subject matter, illuminating such disparate works as the problem comedies, the Roman plays, and the great political and romantic tragedies.