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9781573240246

Women Who Love Books Too Much

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  • ISBN13:

    9781573240246

  • ISBN10:

    1573240249

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-08-01
  • Publisher: Conari Pr

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Summary

Bibliophiles, Bluestockings, and Prolific Pens from the Algonquin Hotel to the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Author Biography

Brenda Knight is the author of Women of the Beat Generation, which won an American Book Award. A scholar of medieval literature and modern poetry, she lives in San Francisco, California.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Vicki Leon
Introduction Women Who Love Books Too Much 1(4)
First Ladies of Literature Mothers of Invention
5(42)
Ink in Their Veins Theories of Relativity
47(16)
Mystics and Madwomen Subversive Piety
63(34)
Banned, Blacklisted, and Arrested Daring Dissidents
97(36)
Prolific Pens Indefatigable Ink
133(26)
Salonists and Culture Makers Hermeneutic Circles and Human History
159(48)
Women Whose Books Are Loved Too Much Adored Authors
207(30)
appendix Book Groups Chatting It Up 237(6)
Resource Guide 243(6)
Acknowledgments 249(2)
Bibliography 251(4)
Index of Names Cited 255(10)
Index of Works and Periodicals Cited 265(8)
General Index 273

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