Alienated Women: A Study on Polish Women's Fiction FROM THE PUBLISHER
Women�s studies are still in their infancy in Poland and this pioneering book is one of the most comprehensive and well-researched studies on nineteenth-century Polish women prose writers. Selecting writers that reflect the most turbulent time in Polish women�s literature, such as Klemenntyna Hoffmanowa, Narcyza Zmichovska, Eliza Orzeszkowa and Zofia Nalkowska. Borkowska�s approach of major feminist theories and post-feminist thought results in astonishing findings that throw new light on Polish women writers and their contribution to European thought.
The author�s intelligent and effective use of feminist criticism and clarity of thought make Alienated Women a landmark study, suitable for (all students) and scholars of Polish literature, women�s studies and feminist theory.
FROM THE CRITICS
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Borkowska (literature, Polish Academy of Sciences) discusses the works of selected Polish women prose writers from 1845 to 1918. First, she provides an introduction to feminist criticism in relation to art and the theory of culture. Subsequent chapters are devoted to an analysis of writers such as Klementyna Hoffmanowa, Narcyza Zmichovska, Eliza Orzeskowa, and Zofia Nalkowska. The volume was originally published in Polish by Instytut Badan Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk in 1996. Translated by Ursula Phillips. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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