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245 14 a| The Cramoisy Queenh| [electronic resource]:b| A Life of Caresse Crosby;

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520 8 a| Annotationb| <div>Caresse Crosby rejected the culturally prescribed roles for women of her era and background in search of an independent, creative, and socially responsible life. Poet, memoirist, advocate of women’s rights and the peace movement, Crosby published and promoted modern writers and artists such as Hart Crane, Dorothy Parker, Salvador Dalí, and Romare Bearden. She also earned a place in the world of fashion by patenting one of the earliest versions of the brassiere.Behind her public success was a chaotic life: three marriages, two divorces, the suicide of her husband Harry Crosby, strained relationships with her children, and legal confrontations over efforts to establish a center for world peace. As the first biographer to consider both the literary and social contexts of Crosby’s life, Linda Hamalian details Crosby’s professional accomplishments and her personal struggles.The Cramoisy Queen: A Life of Caresse Crosbyalso measures the impact of small presses on modernist literature and draws connections between key writers and artists of the era. In addition to securing a place for Crosby in modern literary and cultural history,The Cramoisy Queen: A Life of Caresse Crosbycontributes to the field of textual studies, specifically the complexities of integrating autobiography and correspondence into biography. Enhanced by thirty-two illustrations, the volume appeals to a wide range of readers, including literary critics, cultural historians, biographers, and gender studies specialists.</div>;

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The Cramoisy Queen A Life of Caresse Crosby

Author/creator	Hamalian, Linda Author
Format	Electronic
Edition	2nd ed.
Publication Info	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press Chicago : Chicago Distribution Center [Distributor]
Description	296 p. ill 09.000 x 05.000 in.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Poets--Biography. Authors, American Publishers and Publishing--France. Americans--France. Literature Publishing Paris (France)--Intellectual Life.

Summary	Annotation <div><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Caresse Crosby rejected the culturally prescribed roles for women of her era and background in search of an independent, creative, and socially responsible life. Poet, memoirist, advocate of women’s rights and the peace movement, Crosby published and promoted modern writers and artists such as Hart Crane, Dorothy Parker, Salvador Dalí, and Romare Bearden. She also earned a place in the world of fashion by patenting one of the earliest versions of the brassiere.</p><p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Behind her public success was a chaotic life: three marriages, two divorces, the suicide of her husband Harry Crosby, strained relationships with her children, and legal confrontations over efforts to establish a center for world peace. As the first biographer to consider both the literary and social contexts of Crosby’s life, Linda Hamalian details Crosby’s professional accomplishments and her personal struggles.<i>The Cramoisy Queen: A Life of Caresse Crosby</i>also measures the impact of small presses on modernist literature and draws connections between key writers and artists of the era. </p><p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">In addition to securing a place for Crosby in modern literary and cultural history,<i>The Cramoisy Queen: A Life of Caresse Crosby</i>contributes to the field of textual studies, specifically the complexities of integrating autobiography and correspondence into biography. Enhanced by thirty-two illustrations, the volume appeals to a wide range of readers, including literary critics, cultural historians, biographers, and gender studies specialists.</p></div>
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
ISBN	9780809329014
ISBN	0809329018 (Trade Paper) Active Record
Standard identifier#	9780809329014
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