Labor pains : Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott on work and the woman question /

Labor pains : Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott on work and the woman question /

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This book explores the importance of work and its role in defining and developing the self; the writings of Emerson, Hawthorne and Alcott demonstrate that valorizing the importance of work also validates the need for gender equality.

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書目詳細資料
在線閱讀:Electronic book from EBSCO
主要作者: Maibor, Carolyn R., 1969-
格式: 電子書
語言:English
出版:New York : Routledge, 2004.
叢編:Literary criticism and cultural theory.
主題:
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, > 1803-1882 > Political and social views.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, > 1804-1864 > Political and social views.
Alcott, Louisa May, > 1832-1888 > Political and social views.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Women in literature.
Feminism and literature > United States > History > 19th century.
Women > Employment > United States > History > 19th century.
Women > Education > United States > History > 19th century.
Self-actualization (Psychology) in literature.
Occupations in literature.
Work in literature.
Labor in literature.
Electronic books.
書本目錄:
  • The Working Self: Emerson's Theory of Vocation
  • Democratic Genius
  • The Division of Labor
  • Thoreau on the Division of Labor
  • The Value of Work
  • The Individual and Society
  • Working Girls: Emerson on Female Self-Reliance and Vocation
  • The Work of the Dark Lady: Hawthorne on Vocation and Women
  • Hawthorne and the Service of Work
  • Hester Prynne
  • Zenobia
  • Little Women and Working Girls: Louisa May Alcott on Women and Work
  • The Civil War
  • Meaningful Work and Meaningful Lives
  • Finding One's Job and Finding Oneself
  • Independence.

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