Mary Wilkins Freeman
Biographic Data
| ID | 8478058 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Wilkins Freeman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary Wilkins |
| FAMILY NAME | Freeman |
| SIGNATURE | FREEMAN M W |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Web of Relationship
Although a prolific and popular writer in her day, Mary Wilkins Freeman has only recently been rediscovered and reevaluated as a realistic recorder of the status and sensibility of the New England woman in the early years of this century. Women form the backbone of her stories. Within a framework tightly controlled by patriarchal and religious tradition, Freeman's women strive for an understanding of the roles assigned to them. Through their rela…
The Subversion of Genre in the Short Stories of Mary Wilkins Freeman
W HEN we first enter it, the fictional world of Mary Wilkins Freeman seems both familiar and strange. Weddings close the stories of lovers; heroines pine away of broken hearts; parents stand in the way of love, but love prevails. Many characters live happily ever after, while occasionally a character dies for a cause, leaving the world better, if poorer, than before. Yet each of these plot lines, familiar from traditional comedy or tragedy, recei…
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The Subversion of Genre in the Short Stories of Mary Wilkins Freeman
W HEN we first enter it, the fictional world of Mary Wilkins Freeman seems both familiar and strange. Weddings close the stories of lovers; heroines pine away of broken hearts; parents stand in the way of love, but love prevails. Many characters live happily ever after, while occasionally a character dies for a cause, leaving the world better, if poorer, than before. Yet each of these plot lines, familiar from traditional comedy or tragedy, recei…
A Web of Relationship
Although a prolific and popular writer in her day, Mary Wilkins Freeman has only recently been rediscovered and reevaluated as a realistic recorder of the status and sensibility of the New England woman in the early years of this century. Women form the backbone of her stories. Within a framework tightly controlled by patriarchal and religious tradition, Freeman's women strive for an understanding of the roles assigned to them. Through their rela…
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