Greenwood Publishing Group : Encyclopedia of Women's Autobiography [Two Volumes]

Reviews:

-Some of the names one might expect, such as Erica Jong, Anais Nin, Adrienne Rich, Gertrude Stein and Virginia Woolf. Others, lesser-known, include Hildegard von Bingen, Jamaica Kincaid, Shirley Geok-lin Lim and Bharatis Kukherjee. In two volumes, 190 entries comprise brief biographies combined with extended examination of the subject's writing; geographical articles covering autobiography from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, the Pacific, Russia, and Scandinavia; material specific to ethnic identities; essays on historical events;analysis of key issues such as identity, patriarchy and relational autobiography; and seminal works such as The Book of Margery Kempe and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The entries are accessible and give students and scholars fundamental information and a solid starting-off point for more intensive study. —Art Book News Annual

-[T]his encyclopedia would be useful for any person researching in the field of women's literature and/or gender studies, and would be a good acquisition for a humanities collection. —Reference Reviews

-Although primarily filling a gap in reference works about autobiographical writings by women, this work is also a welcome addition for women's studies, English literature, and literary criticism, and its references to primary sources are also relevant to women's history. The emphasis throughout on gender, race, and class makes this work useful for postcolonial and ethnic studies as well....The entries are consistently well written and informative and include strong bibliographical references for further reading....This unique and lively resource deserves consideration. —Reference & User Services Quarterly

About the Author

Victoria Boynton is Associate Professor of English at the State University of New York, Cortland. She teaches in the Professional Writing Program and has published articles in rhetoric, women's studies, and multicultural literature as well as short stories and poetry. She has co-edited Herspace: Women, Writing, and Solitude with Jo Malin.

Jo Malin is a project director in the School of Education and Human Development and Adjunct Assistant Professor of English at the State University of New York, Binghamton. Her previous books include The Voice of the Mother: Embedded Narratives in Twentieth Century Women's Autobiographies (2000) and Herspace: Women, Writing and Solitude (2003).

Name:
Organisation:
Address:
Postcode:
Country:
Tel:
Email:
Signature:
Date:

Cheque enclosed £ _________________________
(make cheques payable to Harcourt Education)
Charge credit card:
VISA Mastercard American Express
Switch Issue Number _________________________

Card Number:
Expiry Date:

ISBN	Title	£ Price
0-313-32737-8 978-0-313-32737-7	Encyclopedia of Women's Autobiography [Two Volumes]	£181.95
Postage: Free to the UK trade. UK £3. Europe* £6. ROW* £10. *Overseas by airmail, please request quotation for alternative such as courier.		Postage and Packing
		Total

Post to: Marston Book Services Ltd
160 Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4SD, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1235 465500
Fax: +44 (0)1235 465555
E-mail: enquiries@marston.co.uk