Making girls into women : American women's writing and the rise of lesbian identity / Kathryn R. Kent.

Author/creator Kent, Kathryn R., 1966-
Format Book
Publication InfoDurham : Duke University Press, 2003.
Descriptionxi, 355 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888--Views on sexual orientation.
Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946--Views on sexual orientation.
Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972--Views on sexual orientation.
Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979--Views on sexual orientation.
American literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
Lesbians in literature.
American literature--Women authors. --History and criticism.
Lesbians' writings, American--History and criticism.
Homosexuality and literature--United States.
Women and literature--United States.
Sexual orientation in literature.
Women in literature.
Girls in literature.

SeriesSeries Q
Series Q. ^A322846
Contents "Single white female": the sexual politics of spinsterhood in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Oldtown folks -- "Trying all kinds": Louisa May Alcott's pedagogic erotics -- "Scouting for girls": reading and recruitment in the early twentieth century -- "Excreate a no sense": the erotic currency of Gertrude Stein's Tender buttons -- The M multiplying: Marianne Moore, Elizabeth Bishop and the pleasure of influence, part I -- Influence and invitation: Marianne Moore, Elizabeth Bishop, and the pleasures of influence, part 2.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [313]-344) and index.
LCCN 2002008828
ISBN082233030X (alk. paper)
ISBN0822330164 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PS228.L47 K46 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold