| Author: | Ellen Glasgow | ISBN: | 9781776599417 |
| Publisher: | The Floating Press | Publication: | April 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | The Floating Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ellen Glasgow |
| ISBN: | 9781776599417 |
| Publisher: | The Floating Press |
| Publication: | April 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | The Floating Press |
| Language: | English |
Virginia-born novelist Ellen Glasgow played a leading role in helping Southern literature move away from the idealized, romantic portraits that were common in the nineteenth century, and toward a more gritty, realistic, nuanced view of the region.The Virginia of this book's title is a woman, Virginia Pendleton, who strives throughout her life to live up to the ideal of Southern femininity, but it's a guise that ultimately does her more harm than good.
Virginia-born novelist Ellen Glasgow played a leading role in helping Southern literature move away from the idealized, romantic portraits that were common in the nineteenth century, and toward a more gritty, realistic, nuanced view of the region.The Virginia of this book's title is a woman, Virginia Pendleton, who strives throughout her life to live up to the ideal of Southern femininity, but it's a guise that ultimately does her more harm than good.
