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Child Brides and Intruders Carol Wershoven Popular Press While the heroes of American literature are out hunting bears, or fighting wars, the heroines are back home. These female protagonists are trapped within a social context, and so their stories tell us about life as it was actually lived. Some heroines choose to conform, others question and confront those in power. This book explores American literary heroines from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Gail Godwin. Exploring two types of heroine, the book produces a picture of an American culture that embraces the mindless child and scorns the questioning woman; one in which economic values form—and deform—social identity. For more information contact the UW Press at phone: 608-263-1110, email: uwiscpress@uwpress.wisc.edu

LC: 93-072344 PS 320 pp.  6 x 9 ISBN 0-87972-627-X Cloth $45.95 t ISBN 0-87972-628-8 Paper $19.95 t To order, you can accumulate titles in the Shopping Cart by clicking on the bulleted lines below. You can submit your order electronically, paying for it with MasterCard or Visa. Click here for further explanation of shopping cart feature. Never ordered from us before? Read this first.

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