The life writing of otherness : Woolf, Baldwin, Kingston, and Winterson /

The life writing of otherness : Woolf, Baldwin, Kingston, and Winterson /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Rusk, Lauren, 1948-
Imprint:	New York : Routledge, 2002.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 197 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Literary criticism and cultural theory Literary criticism and cultural theory.
Subject:	Winterson, Jeanette, -- 1959- -- Oranges are not the only fruit. Woolf, Virginia, -- 1882-1941. -- Room of one's own. Baldwin, James, -- 1924-1987. -- Notes of a native son. Kingston, Maxine Hong. -- Woman warrior. Room of one's own (Woolf, Virginia) Woman warrior (Kingston, Maxine Hong) English prose literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism. Autobiography. English prose literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism. American prose literature -- Minority authors -- History and criticism. American prose literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism. Women and literature -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 20th century. Difference (Psychology) American prose literature. American prose literature -- Minority authors. Autobiography. Difference (Psychology) English prose literature. English prose literature -- Women authors. Women and literature. English-speaking countries. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11301414

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ISBN:	9781136537363 1136537368 9780203055717 0203055713 0815336551 9780815336556 0415803535 9780415803533
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-180) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Focusing on innovative works by Woolf, Baldwin, Kingston and Winterson, the author analyzes how they each represent the self as unique, collectively ""other,"" and inclusively human, and how these conflicting aspects of selfhood interact.
Other form:	Print version: Rusk, Lauren, 1948- Life writing of otherness. New York : Routledge, 2002 0815336551

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1. Reading the Life Writing of Otherness: A Critical Synthesis
Ch. 2. The Common Life of Uncommon Women: Woolf's A Room of One's Own
Ch. 3. The Personal Passion of Collective Selfhood: Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son
Ch. 4. The Hard-Won Harmonics of Selfhood: Kingston's The Woman Warrior
Ch. 5. The Refusal of Otherness: Winterson's Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.