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  1. Labor Pains
    Emerson, Hawthorne, & Alcott on Work, Women, & the Development of the Self
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  Taylor and Francis, Florence ; ProQuest, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    This book explores the importance of work and its role in defining and developing the self. Maibor reveals how the writings of Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott delve into notions of equality through this emphasis on labor. In doing so she challenges... more

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    This book explores the importance of work and its role in defining and developing the self. Maibor reveals how the writings of Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott delve into notions of equality through this emphasis on labor. In doing so she challenges the traditional view of Emerson as unconcerned with societal issues, and opens the work of Hawthorne and Alcott to new feminist readings.

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780203505458
    Edition: 1st ed.
    Series: Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (163 pages)
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  2. Labor pains
    Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott on work and the woman question
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Routledge, New York

    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 more

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    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

     

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  3. Labor pains
    Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott on work and the woman question
    Published: 2004
    Publisher:  Routledge, New York

    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 more

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    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

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 0415967929; 9780203505458; 9780415967921
    Series: Literary criticism and cultural theory
    Subjects: Feminism and literature; Women; Women; Self-actualization (Psychology) in literature; Occupations in literature; Women in literature; Work in literature; American literature
    Other subjects: Alcott, Louisa May (1832-1888); Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804-1864); Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882)
    Scope: Online-Ressource (136 p)
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

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    Cover; Labor pains: Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott on work and the woman question; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One: The Working Self: Emerson's Theory of Vocation; Chapter Two: Working Girls: Emerson on Female Self-Reliance and Vocation; Chapter Three: The Work of the Dark Lady: Hawthorne on Vocation and Women; Chapter Four: Little Women and Working Girls: Louisa May Alcott on Women and Work; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index