Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott on work and the woman question /
First Statement of Responsibility
Carolyn R. Maibor.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xxv, 152 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Literary criticism and cultural theory.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-148) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The Working Self: Emerson's Theory of Vocation -- Democratic Genius -- The Division of Labor -- Thoreau on the Division of Labor -- The Value of Work -- The Individual and Society -- Working Girls: Emerson on Female Self-Reliance and Vocation -- The Work of the Dark Lady: Hawthorne on Vocation and Women -- Hawthorne and the Service of Work -- Hester Prynne -- Zenobia -- Little Women and Working Girls: Louisa May Alcott on Women and Work -- The Civil War -- Meaningful Work and Meaningful Lives -- Finding One's Job and Finding Oneself -- Independence.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This book explores the importance of work and its role in defining and developing the self; the writings of Emerson, Hawthorne and Alcott demonstrate that valorizing the importance of work also validates the need for gender equality.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Labor pains.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Alcott, Louisa May,1832-1888-- Political and social views.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo,1803-1882-- Political and social views.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel,1804-1864-- Political and social views.
Alcott, Louisa May,1832-1888
Emerson, Ralph Waldo,1803-1882
Hawthorne, Nathaniel,1804-1864
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
American literature-- 19th century-- History and criticism.
Feminism and literature-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
Occupations in literature.
Self-actualization (Psychology) in literature.
Women-- Education-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
Women-- Employment-- United States-- History-- 19th century.