Faculty Towers by Elaine Showalter
In Faculty Towers, Showalter takes a personal look at the ways novels about the academy have charted changes in the university and society since 1950.
"A read as thoroughly enjoyable as the novels themselves" * Virginia Quarterly Review *
"Enjoyable . . . and always stimulating." * The Spectator *
"[Showalter's] survey has all the stylistic snappiness and relish for mischief that marks the funniest books she cites." * The Independent *
"Enjoyable . . . and always stimulating." * The Spectator *
"[Showalter's] survey has all the stylistic snappiness and relish for mischief that marks the funniest books she cites." * The Independent *
Elaine Showalter is a teacher, author, and critic whose books include A Jury of Her Peers: American Woman Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx; A Literature of Their Own: British Women Novelists from Bronte to Lessing; The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and Culture in England, 1830-1908; Hystories: Hysterical Epidemics and Modern Media; and Inventing Herself: Claiming a Feminist Intellectual Heritage. A past president of the Modern Language Association, she is Professor Emeritus of English at Princeton University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780812220858 |
| ISBN 10 | 0812220854 |
| Title | Faculty Towers |
| Author | Elaine Showalter |
| Series | Personal Takes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Year published | 2009-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 152 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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