{"product_id":"essays-an-analysis-of-traditional-and-marginal-literature-paperback","title":"Essays: An Analysis of Traditional and Marginal Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. R. Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if you could look at your favorite play, novel, or poem in a whole new way? In S.R. Stewart's collection Essays: An Analysis of Traditional and Marginal Literature, she gives you just that, and then some. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssays \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003elooks at English favorites such as \u003cem\u003eBeowulf, The Dream Songs, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/em\u003e through a microscope tuned in to the marginal groups of those works. Stewart talks women. She talks sexuality. And more importantly, she talks about the subversion of those who are often left out of the conversation until somebody (ahem, Ivory Tower) deems them important. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf the women in \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e, she writes, \"Wealhtheow, Grendel's Mother, and Hildeburh...these women entertain, bring peace, and contradict societal expectations of the female gender, either directly or indirectly. Women fall into these roles because the male-dominated society does not allow for women to venture out into other archetypes. The roles of the hostess and the peacemaker are inherent to the conditioned female nature, while the monster is the unmodified female in her natural state of being.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssays \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis the perfect companion book for the university classroom, aspiring scholars, home educators, and writers alike. Stewart worked in conjunction with Unsolicited Press and her company \u003cem\u003eIf You Give a Girl a Book\u003c\/em\u003e to build the collection out of her desire to help others -- all proceeds from the book will be donated to Smart Oregon, a literacy group in Oregon dedicated to building confidence in children's reading skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 354\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377645773107,"sku":"9781947021594","price":32.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/GUtTTwCCvH9781947021594.webp?v=1779326023","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/essays-an-analysis-of-traditional-and-marginal-literature-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}