The literary mother : essays on representations of maternity and child care /

"The book looks at motherhood, also social and cultural dictates. Works examined include William Shakespeare's Venus; Daniel Defoe's Roxana; Charles Dickens' Dombey and Son; Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the life of a slave girl; John Steinbeck's The grapes of wrath; Dor...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Staub, Susan C.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2007]
Subjects:	Mothers in literature. English literature > History and criticism. American literature > History and criticism. Motherhood in literature. Mother and child in literature.
Online Access:	Table of contents only

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Summary:	"The book looks at motherhood, also social and cultural dictates. Works examined include William Shakespeare's Venus; Daniel Defoe's Roxana; Charles Dickens' Dombey and Son; Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the life of a slave girl; John Steinbeck's The grapes of wrath; Dorothy Leigh's The mother's blessing; and W.S. Penn's Killing time with strangers, among others"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:	vi, 267 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780786430468 (pbk. : alk. paper) 078643046X (pbk. : alk. paper)