Third World Women's Literatures

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Third World Women's Literatures A Dictionary and Guide to Materials in English

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By Barbara Fister

ISBN: 0-313-28988-3

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-28988-0

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408 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 9/30/1995

List Price: $119.95 (UK Sterling Price: £70.00)

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Media Type: Hardcover

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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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...this work's greatest value lies in its identification of numerous women authors whose works are not widely known in the U.S. It will be particularly useful in academic libraries that support strong programs in comparative literature or women's studies.
—Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
This unique work fills an enormous gap in the schema of literary studies. the appendixes alone make its purachers. All libraries should acquire this volume.
—ARBA

Description: What plays have been written by women in the developing world? What books have been written by Sri Lankan or Brazilian women? Which works address themes of feminism or exile or politics in the Third World? These are the types of questions that can now be answered through Fister's companion to Third World women's literatures in English and English translation. Organized alphabetically, this reference volume presents entries on works, writers, and themes. Entries are chosen to present a balance of well-known writers and emerging ones, contemporary as well as historical writers, and representative selections of genres, literary styles, and themes. By providing information about and leads to works by and about Third World women, an important and largely marginalized literature, Fister has created a unique reference tool that will help teachers, scholars, and librarians, both public and academic, expand their definitions of the literary, making the voices of Third World women available in the same format in which many companions to Western literature do. An important book for all public and college-level libraries.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The Dictionary
Appendix I: List of Authors by Region and Country
Appendix II: Chronological List of Authors
Appendix III: Resources for Research
Appendix IV: Anthologies
Appendix V: Criticism
Index

LC Card Number: 95-7479

LCC Class: PN849

Dewey Class: 809


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