Carolyn Maibor

Labor Pains

Emerson, Hawthorne, & Alcott on Work, Women, & the Development of the Self

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 153mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9780415803502
• ISBN-10: 0415803500
• Artikelnr.: 26489177

Autorenporträt

Carolyn R. Maibor has a background in both English and Philosophy, and received her Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University. Currently an assistant Professor of English at Framingham State College, she has taught at the University of Montreal, Simmons College, and Brandeis University. She has published articles on Emerson's aesthetics.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS Introduction Chapter One: The Working Self: Emerson's Theory of
Vocation Democratic Genius The Division of Labor Thoreau on the Division of
Labor The Value of Work The Individual and Society Chapter Two: Working
Girls: Female Self-Reliance and Vocation Chapter Three: The Work of the
Dark Lady: Hawthorne on Vocation and Women Hester Prynne Zenobia Chapter
Four: Little Women and Working Girls: Louisa May Alcott on Women and Work
The Civil War Meaningful Work and Meaningful Lives Finding One's Job and
Finding Oneself Independence Notes Bibliography Index