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The Yellow Wallpaper

By Gilman, Charlotte Perkins

The Yellow Wallpaper Social Sciences

The Yellow Wallpaper

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2018 Reprint of 1892 Edition. This short story is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature, illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women's health, both physical and mental. Presented in the first person, the story is a collection of journal entries written by a woman whose physician husband (John) has rented an old mansion for the summer. Forgoing other rooms in the house, the couple moves into the upstairs nursery. As a form of treatment, the unnamed woman is forbidden from working, and is encouraged to eat well and get plenty of exercise and air, so she can recuperate from what he calls a "temporary nervous depression - a slight hysterical tendency", a diagnosis common to women in that period. Gilman used her writing to explore the role of women in America at the time. She explored issues such as the lack of a life outside the home and the oppressive forces of the patriarchal society. Through her work Gilman paved the way for writers such as Alice Walker and Sylvia Plath.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
18
Release Date:
2018-06-06
Publication Date:
2018-06-06
Publisher:
Martino Fine Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1684222273
ISBN13:
9781684222278
Weight:
48 g
Height:
150 cm
Width:
224 cm
Thickness:
6 cm
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