{"product_id":"literary-mother","title":"Literary Mother","description":"\u003cp\u003e   The essays in this book examine the ideology of motherhood in British and American literature from the 16th to the 21st centuries. This book looks at the institution of motherhood, that is, at various cultural interpretations and manipulations of maternity. Presenting mothers whose roles are often empowering yet confining, these essays scrutinize three distinct aspects of motherhood: its social and cultural construction; the significance of maternal absence; and, finally, its representation as an agent of social change. Literary works examined include William Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eVenus and Adonis\u003c\/i\u003e; Daniel Defoe's \u003ci\u003eRoxana\u003c\/i\u003e; John Steinbeck's \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e; Faulkner's \u003ci\u003eThe Sound and the Fury\u003c\/i\u003e; Charles Dickens' \u003ci\u003eDombey and Son\u003c\/i\u003e; Harriet Jacobs' \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e; Dorothy Leigh's \u003ci\u003eThe Mother's Blessing\u003c\/i\u003e; and W.S. Penn's \u003ci\u003eKilling Time with Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233226772824,"sku":"9780786430468","price":36.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786430468_e180690c-0243-4190-a1bd-f92f08062623.jpg?v=1764506732","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/literary-mother","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}