Through the window, out the door : women's narratives of departure, from Austin and Cather to Tyler, Morrison, and Didion / Janis P. Stout.
| Author/creator | Stout, Janis P. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1998. |
| Description | xix, 312 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Finding a way out : the imagination of departure -- Keeping one foot at home : Mary Austin and the "Circuit of the house" -- Looking out the window : Willa Cather and the Vesuvian impulse -- Escaping the house : Anne Tyler's fictions of (leaving) home -- Escaping history : Toni Morrison and the migration blues -- Moving into the political : Joan Didion and the imagination of engagement. |
| Local note | Little-314114--305131020029Q |
| General note | This volume is an extension and rebuttal of earlier book: The journey narrative in American literature, published in 1983. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-301) and index. |
| LCCN | 97031425 |
| ISBN | 081730908X (cloth) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS374.W6 S78 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |