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A Narrative Compass: Stories That Guide Women's Lives

Edited by Betsy Hearne, Edited by Roberta Seelinger Trites, Contributions by Deyonne Bryant, Contributions by Minjie Chen, Contributions by Cindy L Christiansen, Contributions by Beverly Lyon Clark, Contributions by Karen Coats, Contributions by Wendy Doniger, Contributions by Bonnie Glass-Coffin, Contributions by Betsy Hearne

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Each of us has a narrative compass, a story that has guided our lifework. In this extraordinary collection, women scholars from a variety of disciplines identify and examine the stories that have inspired them, haunted them, and shaped their research, from Little House on the Prairie to Little Women, from the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Nancy Drew, Mary Jane, and even the Chinese memoir Jottings from the Transcendant's Abode at Mt. Youtai. Telling the ""story of her story"" leads each of the essayists to insights about her own approach to studying narratives and to a deeper, often surprising, understanding of the power of imagination. Contributors are Deyonne Bryant, Minjie Chen, Cindy L. Christiansen, Beverly Lyon Clark, Karen Coats, Wendy Doniger, Bonnie Glass-Coffin, Betsy Hearne, Joanna Hearne, Ann Hendricks, Rania Huntington, Christine Jenkins, Kimberly Lau, Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, Maria Tatar, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Roberta Seelinger Trites, Claudia Quintero Ulloa, and Ofelia Zepeda.  

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Publisher | University of Illinois Press
Published date | 13 Mar 2009
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 264
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 399g
ISBN | 978-0-2520-7611-4
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