{"product_id":"the-anna-book-mickey-pearlman-9780313275852","title":"The Anna Book: Searching for Anna in Literary History","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy are so many fictional characters named Anna (or a variant), and what does this signify? The startling prevalence of Hannah\/Anna\/Anne moves from biblical literature (\u003ci\u003eOld Testament\u003c\/i\u003e Hannah and \u003ci\u003eNew Testament\u003c\/i\u003e St. Anne) to classics (\u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnne Elliot\u003c\/i\u003e) to popular fiction (Anna Dunlop in Sue Miller's \u003ci\u003eThe Good Mother\u003c\/i\u003e), children's literature (\u003ci\u003eAnne of Green Gables\u003c\/i\u003e), films (\u003ci\u003eHannah and Her Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e), and horror (Annie Wilkes in Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eMisery\u003c\/i\u003e). Does this represent a conscious or unconscious search for the ultimate or missing mother harking back to mythical and religious traditions? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere twenty-two essayists--literary scholars, writers, historians, classicists, feminist theorists--rise to the challenge, examining Annas in individual literary works or making intriguing connections. Universals and particulars are sorted out as the related names and themes cross time, culture, gender, and racial borders. In the process, much new and fascinating literary criticism is revealed about dozens of authors, including Anthony Trollope, John Berryman, Sean O'Faolain, Edith Wharton, Elizabeth Bowen, Anne Sexton, Arnold Bennett, Doris Lessing, Tillie Olsen, Toni Morrison, Gwendolyn Brooks, Mona Simpson, Mary Lavin, and, yes, Sigmund Freud.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mickey Pearlman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313275858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313275852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.32w x 0.94d","brand":"Mickey Pearlman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965130391807,"sku":"9780313275852","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4518caad-0706-4337-b2ed-9a0ea3aeb3cd.jpg?v=1767278600","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-anna-book-mickey-pearlman-9780313275852","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}