Playing house in the American West : western women's life narratives, 1839-1987 / [edited by] Cathryn Halverson.

Playing house in the American West : western women's life narratives, 1839-1987 /

Examining an eclectic group of western women's autobiographical texts - canonical and otherwise - this book argues for a distinct regional literary tradition characterized by strategic representations of unconventional domestic life. The controlling metaphor the author uses in her study is &quo...

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Other Authors: Halverson, Cathryn (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Women and literature > West (U.S.)
Autobiography > Women authors > History and criticism.
Domestic space in literature.
Women authors, American > West (U.S.)
Women in literature.
West (U.S.) > In literature.
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