This Giving Birth: Pregnancy and Childbirth in American Women's Writing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780879728083)

Compelling essays which underline the central place pregnancy and childbirth hold in women's writing. Embracing three centuries of prose and poetry, the anthology traces the evolution of American maternity literature, exploring the difficulties mothers faced as they struggled to transform themselves from objects into maternal subjects. Women as diverse as Anne Bradstreet, Anne Sexton, Sharon Olds, Kate Chopin, Toni Morrison, and Louise Erdrich all labored to reclaim the birthing process by giving voice to experiences and emotions long devalued by a patriarchal culture. Their voices resonate throughout this collection.

Author: Julie Tharp
ISBN-10: 0879728086
ISBN-13: 9780879728083
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2000
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.08h x 6.02w x 0.51d