Voices of the nation: women and public speech in nineteenth-century american literature and culture
Auteur :
Levander, Caroline Field
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521102520
Date de publication :
12 mars 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
310 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Throughout the nineteenth century, writers such as Henry James, William Dean Howells and Noah Webster displayed a fascination with women's speech. Voices of the Nation argues that these recurring descriptions also performed political work that has had a profound - though unspecified to date - impact on American culture.