Twice Removed The Experience of German-American Women Writers in the 19th Century |
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| Author:
| Stuecher, Dorothea Diver |
| Series title: | New German-American Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8204-1162-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1990 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang Publishing, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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This pioneering study of immigrant literature probes the effect which the double status of German-American women writers - as immigrants and as women - had on their professional lives. The author recreates the fascinating cultural context of the immigrant society during the «golden age» of its literary tradition, 1850-1890, emphasizing the sociological, economic, historical and psychological variables shaping women's professional opportunities and literary production. Dr. Stuecher's...
More DescriptionThis pioneering study of immigrant literature probes the effect which the double status of German-American women writers - as immigrants and as women - had on their professional lives. The author recreates the fascinating cultural context of the immigrant society during the «golden age» of its literary tradition, 1850-1890, emphasizing the sociological, economic, historical and psychological variables shaping women's professional opportunities and literary production. Dr. Stuecher's analysis creates for the first time a framework in which to understand the literary lives of immigrant women writers.