In twenty-five witty and vibrant biographical essays, Firebrands introduces us to the brilliant and complex women writers that every discerning reader should know about
From Murasaki Shikibu, the Japanese author of one of the world's earliest novels, and Christine de Pizan, a poet in the royal court of medieval France, to Harriet Jacobs, who drew the world's attention to the horrors of slavery through her own experience, Firebrands explores the lives and works of twenty-five extraordinary women writers.
Joanna Scutts guides the reader through the centuries and across the world, hailing the fascinating lives and astonishing literary achievements of these women who dared to write against the odds. Brilliantly researched and fiercely uncompromising, Firebrands is a reminder to all of us to question what - and who - is considered part of the canon.
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'Scutts' companionable and sprightly volume of literary women deftly questions the gatekeeping terms of the literary canon, delivering profound insights with a lightness of touch' Catherine McCormack, author of Women in the Picture
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Höhe: 240 mm
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978-0-7156-5526-9 (9780715655269)
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Joanna Scutts is a literary critic and historian and the author of The Extra Woman and Hotbed. She has written for the New York Times, New Yorker, Guardian, TLS and Paris Review. Raised in London and educated at Cambridge, Sussex and Columbia universities, she now lives in Paris. Firebrands is her third book.
