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Best known for her culinary and domestic guides and the award-winning short story "Mrs. Washington Potts," Eliza Leslie deserves a much more prominent place in contemporary literary discussions of the nineteenth century. Her writing, known for its overtly moralistic and didactic tones-thou...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lincoln [Neb.] :
University of Nebraska Press,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Legacies of nineteenth-century American women writers.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Best known for her culinary and domestic guides and the award-winning short story "Mrs. Washington Potts," Eliza Leslie deserves a much more prominent place in contemporary literary discussions of the nineteenth century. Her writing, known for its overtly moralistic and didactic tones-though often presented with wit and humor-also provides contemporary readers with a nuanced perspective for understanding the diversity among American women in Leslie's time.Leslie's writing serves as a commentary on gender ideals and consumerism; presents complicated constructions of racial, national, and class- |
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| Notas: | Short stories and miscellaneous essays. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxviii, 319 pages) : portrait. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780803238091 0803238096 1280497742 9781280497742 9786613592972 6613592978 |