American Women Writers, 1900-1945: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313309434)

Women writers have been traditionally excluded from literary canons and not until recently have scholars begun to rediscover or discover for the first time neglected women writers and their works. This reference includes alphabetically arranged entries on 58 American women authors who wrote between 1900 and 1945. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and discusses a particular author's biography, her major works and themes, and the critical response to her writings. The entries close with extensive primary and secondary bibliographies, and the volume concludes with a list of works for further reading.

The period surveyed by this reference is rich and diverse. Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance, two major artistic movements, occurred between 1900 and 1945, and the entries included here demonstrate the significant contributions women made to these movements. The volume as a whole strives to reflect the diversity of American culture and includes entries for African American, Native American, Mexican American, and Chinese American women. It includes well known writers such as Willa Cather and Eudora Welty, along with more neglected ones such as Anita Scott Coleman and Sui Sin Far.

Author: Laurie Champion
ISBN-10: 0313309434
ISBN-13: 9780313309434
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2000
Pages: 424
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.40w x 1.25d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2001 pg. 1241
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2001 pg. 506
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2001 pg. 194
Booklist 03/01/2003 pg. 1232
Booklist 02/01/2001 pg. 1068