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The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination Paperback – July 11, 2000

by Sandra M. Gilbert (Author), Susan Gubar (Author)
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An analysis of Victorian women writers, this pathbreaking book of feminist literary criticism is now reissued with a substantial new introduction by Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar that reveals the origins of their revolutionary realization in the 1970s that "the personal was the political, the sexual was the textual."

"The classic argument for a women’s literary tradition."—Scott Heller, Chronicle of Higher Education

"The authors force us to take a new look at the grandes dames of English literature, and the result is that they will never seem quite the same again."—Le Anne Schreiber, New York Times Book Review

"Imperative reading."—Carolyn G. Heilbrun, Washington Post Book World

"A masterpiece."—Carolyn See, Los Angeles Times Book Review

"The Madwoman in the Attic, The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century, originally published in 1979, has long since become a classic, one of the most important works of literary criticism of the 20th century. This new edition contains an introduction titled 'The Madwoman in the Academy' that is, quite simply, a delight to read, warmly witty, provocative, informative and illuminating."—Joyce Carol Oates, Princeton University

"A groundbreaking study of women writers. . . . The book brought the concerns of feminism to the study of female writers and presented the case for the existence of a distinctly feminine imagination."—Martin Arnold, The New York Times

"The authors are brilliant academics but they wear their erudition lightly. It remains imperative reading for those who want to understand better the grandes dames of English literature, and is still one of the most powerful pieces of writing from a feminist point of view. Argumentative, polemical, witty and thought-provoking, this is a book which will make the reader return to the original texts." —Yorkshire Post (Leeds)

"A feminist classic and still one of the best books on the female Victorian writers."—Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review
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  2. Print length
    768 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Yale University Press
  5. Publication date
    July 11, 2000
  6. Dimensions
    7.86 x 5 x 1.92 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0300084587
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0300084580
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"A groundbreaking study of women writers." -- Martin Arnold, The New York Times

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Sandra M. Gilbert is professor of English at the University of California at Davis. Susan Gubar is professor of English and women’s studies at Indiana University. They are the co-authors of the three-volume No Man’s Land, also published by Yale University Press.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Yale University Press; Subsequent edition (July 11, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 768 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0300084587
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0300084580
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.45 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.86 x 5 x 1.92 inches
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  • Bruna Gabriele
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente compra!
    Reviewed in Brazil on November 23, 2021
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    Entrega demorada, mas valeu a pena!
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  • Tavuk
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sorunsuz teslimat
    Reviewed in Turkey on September 2, 2024
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    Yurtdışından geldiği için alırken biraz tereddüt ettim ama çok hızlı bir şekilde teslim edildi, güzel paketlenmişti. Feminist edebiyat eleştirileriyle ilgileniyorsanız kesinlikle okumalısınız.
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  • Veronica
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have book for my project on women and literature
    Reviewed in Spain on February 16, 2019
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    An amazing analysis on literature and women. Must read if you are interested in the topic or if you're working on a project that deals with similar interests.
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  • Martina P.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Libro fra i più consigliabili della bibliografia femminista
    Reviewed in Italy on January 17, 2018
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    Con lordine stesso del prodotto non ho avuto alcun problema; il libro è arrivato il giorno dopo e in perfette condizioni. Non ho ancora finito di leggerlo, ma posso già affermare da adesso che è uno dei migliori e più illuminanti ilbri della bibliografia femminista che abbia mai avuto il piacere di leggere. Lo consiglio vivamente a tutti.
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  • Cornelia Boenke
    3.0 out of 5 stars nützliches und interessantes Buch, aber leider keine Seitenzahlen in der Kindle Version
    Reviewed in Germany on January 8, 2017
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    leider hat das E-Book keine Seitenzahlen, was es sehr schwer macht, Verweise aus anderen Quellen zu verfolgen bzw. selbst zu zitieren.
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