The Greatest Feminist Classics in One Volume presents a rich tapestry of literary innovation, drawing from centuries of sharp intellect and bold narratives that challenged societal norms. This anthology spans a staggering range of styles and genres, from Mary Wollstonecraft'Äôs revolutionary prose to the intricate social critiques of Virginia Woolf and Henrik Ibsen'Äôs dramatic realism. Embedding stories that stir and essays that provoke, the collection reflects the collective strength of voices that have tirelessly worked to pave the way for feminist discourse. In their varied yet unified forms, these literary pieces transcend time, offering enduring insights into the spectrum of human experience. The compendium draws from a sublime array of authors, whose backgrounds encompass both the familiar corners of Western literary canon and the less trodden paths of pioneering thinkers and activists. Contributing figures like Jane Austen, Sojourner Truth, and Louisa May Alcott enhance the collection'Äôs richness, as their works converge to form a cohesive narrative about the struggles and triumphs that underpin the feminist movement. Each author, deeply rooted in their respective historical and cultural milieus, collectively enriches the anthology, providing nuanced perspectives on the progressive evolution of feminist thought. Readers are invited to immerse themselves in this indispensably comprehensive collection, which serves not only as a trove of literary achievement but as a crucial dialogue among diverse writers whose works remain vital against the backdrop of contemporary issues. By engaging with these texts, readers gain access to varied perspectives and are prompted to reflect further on the themes of gender, identity, and equality. This anthology is not merely a literary journey but an educational odyssey, offering both breadth and depth in its examination of feminist classics.
The Greatest Feminist Classics in One Volume : Including 100+ Biographies & Memoirs of the Most Influential Women in History
Authors:
- Henrik Ibsen
- Charlotte Brontë
- Marietta Holley
- Henry James
- Louisa May Alcott
- John Stuart Mill
- Zona Gale
- Jane Austen
- Thomas Hardy
- Edith Wharton
- Gene Stratton-Porter
- Rebecca Harding Davis
- Margaret Fuller
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- Elia Wilkinson Peattie
- Virginia Woolf
- Mary Wollstonecraft
- Willa Cather
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Mary Johnston
- Grant Allen
- Theodore Dreiser
- Kate Chopin
- Sojourner Truth
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Harriet Martineau
- Fanny Burney
- Mary Ware Dennett
- Julia Ward Howe
- Ada Cambridge
- H. G. Wells
- Sarah H. Bradford
- D. H. Lawrence
- Nikolai Leskov
- Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Leo Tolstoy
- Margaret Deland
- Elizabeth Gaskell
- Margaret Oliphant
- Margaret Mitchell
- Elizabeth von Arnim
- Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett
Format:
Duration:
- 17391 pages
Language:
English
Dramatische Werken: De comedie der liefde; Brand; Peer Gynt
Henrik Ibsen
bookLa donna del mare
Henrik Ibsen
bookL'anitra selvatica
Henrik Ibsen
bookA Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen
audiobookbookThe Best of the Playwrights: Tragedies and Comedies by the Masters
Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus, William Shakespeare, Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekhov, Bernard Shaw
audiobookThe Best of the Playwrights: Tragedies and Comedies by the Masters. Illustrated
Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus, William Shakespeare, Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekhov, Bernard Shaw
bookA Doll's House (Unabridged)
Henrik Ibsen
audiobookMasterpieces of Tragedies and Comedies
Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus, William Shakespeare, Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekhov, Bernard Shaw
audiobookbookA Dolls House : Full Cast Drama
Henrik Ibsen
audiobookAn Enemy Of The People : Full Cast Drama
Henrik Ibsen
audiobookThe Lady of the Sea : Full Cast Drama
Henrik Ibsen
audiobookThe Pillars Of Society : Full Cast Drama
Henrik Ibsen
audiobook
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Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855) was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sister authors. Her novels are considered masterpieces of English literature – the most famous of which is Jane Eyre.
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Henry James
Henry James (1843–1916) was an American writer, highly regarded as one of the key proponents of literary realism, as well as for his contributions to literary criticism. His writing centres on the clash and overlap between Europe and America, and is regarded as his most notable work.
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Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott was born in 1832 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. She is best known for Little Women (1868), which is loosely based on her own life and proved to be one of the most popular children’s books ever written. Three sequels followed: Good Wives (1869), Little Men (1871), and Jo’s Boys (1886). Alcott was the daughter of the famous transcendentalist Bronson Alcott and was friend of Emerson and Thoreau. In addition to writing, she worked as a teacher, governess, and Civil War nurse, as well as being an advocate of abolition, women’s rights, and temperance. She died in 1888 and is buried in Sleepy Hollow cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts.
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Jane Austen
Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels—Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion—which observe and critique the British gentry of the late eighteenth century. Her mastery of wit, irony, and social commentary made her a beloved and acclaimed author in her lifetime, a distinction she still enjoys today around the world.
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Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was born in 1840 in Dorchester, Dorset. He enrolled as a student in King’s College, London, but never felt at ease there, seeing himself as socially inferior. This preoccupation with society, particularly the declining rural society, featured heavily in Hardy’s novels, with many of his stories set in the fictional county of Wessex. Since his death in 1928, Hardy has been recognised as a significant poet, influencing The Movement poets in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was an American novelist—the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Age of Innocence in 1921—as well as a short story writer, playwright, designer, reporter, and poet. Her other works include Ethan Frome, The House of Mirth, and Roman Fever and Other Stories. Born into one of New York’s elite families, she drew upon her knowledge of upper-class aristocracy to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age.
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Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf was an English novelist, essayist, short story writer, publisher, critic and member of the Bloomsbury group, as well as being regarded as both a hugely significant modernist and feminist figure. Her most famous works include Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse and A Room of One’s Own.
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Willa Cather
Willa Sibert Cather was an American writer who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, and My Ántonia. In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours, a novel set during World War I. Cather grew up in Virginia and Nebraska, and graduated from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. She lived and worked in Pittsburgh for ten years, supporting herself as a magazine editor and high school English teacher. At the age of 33 she moved to New York City, though she also traveled widely and spent considerable time at her summer residence in Grand Manan, New Brunswick.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and biographer. His work centres on his New England home and often features moral allegories with Puritan inspiration, with themes revolving around inherent good and evil. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Celebrated feminist writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935) was born in Hartford, Connecticut. She is perhaps best remembered as the author of the short story ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’, which details a woman’s descent into madness after she is cooped up in a misguided attempt to restore her to health. The story was a clear indicator of Gilman’s views on the restraints of women and related to her own treatment for postpartum depression.
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H. G. Wells
H.G. Wells is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. He was the author of numerous classics such as The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The War of the Worlds, and many more.
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D. H. Lawrence
David Herbert (D. H.) Lawrence was a prolific English novelist, essayist, poet, playwright, literary critic and painter. His most notable works include Lady Chatterley’s Lover, The Rainbow, Sons and Lovers and Women in Love.
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), was a Canadian author best known for her series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables, which was an immediate success. The first novel was followed by a series of sequels with Anne as the central character. Montgomery went on to publish 20 novels as well as 500 short stories and poems. She was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy grew up in Russia, raised by a elderly aunt and educated by French tutors while studying at Kazen University before giving up on his education and volunteering for military duty. When writing his greatest works, War and Peace and Anna Karenina, Tolstoy drew upon his diaries for material. At eighty-two, while away from home, he suffered from declining health and died in Astapovo, Riazan in 1910.
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Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865) was a British novelist and short-story writer. Her works were Victorian social histories across many strata of society. Her most famous works include Mary Barton, Cranford, North and South, and Wives and Daughters.
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Margaret Mitchell
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949) was an American author and journalist. As a former newspaper reporter, she began Gone with the Wind in 1926. Only two people—the author and her husband—saw the manuscript before it reached the publisher. Gone with the Wind was awarded the National Book Award in 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, and is one of the most bestselling novels of all time.
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