Sharp : the women who made an art of having an opinion
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Grove Press, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition., First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 362 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
810.9 Dea
1 available
810.9 Dea
1 available
Oliver La Farge - Adult
810.9 Dea
1 available
810.9 Dea
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Main Library - Adult | 810.9 Dea | On Shelf |
Oliver La Farge - Adult | 810.9 Dea | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York : Grove Press, 2018.
Edition
First edition., First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
The ten brilliant women who are the focus of Sharp came from different backgrounds and had vastly divergent political and artistic opinions. But they all made a significant contribution to the cultural and intellectual history of America and ultimately changed the course of the twentieth century, in spite of the men who often undervalued or dismissed their work. These ten women--Dorothy Parker, Rebecca West, Hannah Arendt, Mary McCarthy, Susan Sontag, Pauline Kael, Joan Didion, Nora Ephron, Renata Adler, and Janet Malcolm--are united by what Dean calls "sharpness," the ability to cut to the quick with precision of thought and wit. Sharp is a vibrant depiction of the intellectual beau monde of twentieth-century New York, where gossip-filled parties at night gave out to literary slugging-matches in the pages of the Partisan Review or the New York Review of Books. It is also a passionate portrayal of how these women asserted themselves through their writing in a climate where women were treated with extreme condescension by the male-dominated cultural establishment. Mixing biography, literary criticism, and cultural history, Sharp is a celebration of this group of extraordinary women, an engaging introduction to their works, and a testament to how anyone who feels powerless can claim the mantle of writer, and, perhaps, change the world. -- Provided by publisher.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Adler, Renata.
American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
Arendt, Hannah, -- 1906-1975.
Biographies.
Didion, Joan.
Ephron, Nora.
Hellman, Lillian, -- 1905-1984.
Hurston, Zora Neale
Kael, Pauline
Malcolm, Janet.
McCarthy, Mary, -- 1912-1989
Parker, Dorothy, -- 1893-1967.
Sontag, Susan, -- 1933-2004.
West, Rebecca, -- 1892-1983.
Women authors, American -- 20th century -- Political and social views.
American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
Arendt, Hannah, -- 1906-1975.
Biographies.
Didion, Joan.
Ephron, Nora.
Hellman, Lillian, -- 1905-1984.
Hurston, Zora Neale
Kael, Pauline
Malcolm, Janet.
McCarthy, Mary, -- 1912-1989
Parker, Dorothy, -- 1893-1967.
Sontag, Susan, -- 1933-2004.
West, Rebecca, -- 1892-1983.
Women authors, American -- 20th century -- Political and social views.