Book description
Fascinating, incisive, intelligent and never afraid of being
controversial, Elaine Showalter introduces us to more than 250 writers.
Here are the famous and expected names, including Harriet Beecher Stowe,
Willa Cather, Dorothy Parker, Flannery O'Connor, Gwendolyn Brooks, Grace
Paley, Toni Morrison, and Jodi Picoult. And also many successful and
acclaimed yet little-known writers, from the early American bestselling
novelist Catherine Sedgwick to the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
Susan Glaspell. A JURY OF HER PEERS is an irresistible invitation to
discover great authors never before encountered and to return to
familiar books with a deeper appreciation. It is a monumental work that
enriches our understanding of American literary history and culture.
Elaine Showalter, a professor emerita at Princeton, is the author of
numerous books. A frequent radio and TV commentator, she has also
chaired the Man Booker International Prize jury.
