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Book SynopsisA study on Polish women prose writers from a turbulent time in that country's literary history. Key writers examined include Klemenntyna Hoffmanowa, Narcyza michovska, Eliza Orzeszkowa and Zofia Nakowska. The author's approach of major feminist theory and post-feminist thought throws new light on Polish women writers and their contribution to European thought.
Trade Review"Focusing on women who tried to shed the `encumbering corset` of social, moral, and literary tradition, Borkowska contributes a new perspective on Polish letters." * Choice *
"As the first comprehensive work on Polish women's prose in English, Grazyna Borkowska's Alienated Women is a milestone in Slavic women's studies.... provides a long awaited introduction to Polish writing for non-specialists, while offering compelling analyses of the works of some of Poland's greatest writers to scholars in Slavic women's studies." * Slavic and East European Journal *
"Grazyna Borkowska embraces Polish writing, beginning with the early 1800s. She creates a critical dimension scrupulously embracing the written record of literary criticism with a history of voiced desire... Borkowska's historical presentation is extremely compelling." * Slavic Review *
Table of ContentsPart 1: Feminist critique of art and the theory of culture. Part 2: The case of "The Enthusiasts". Part 3: michowska vs Hoffmanowa. Part 4: Struggling with the form. Part 5: The Samaritan woman at the well. Part 6: Orzeszkowa and the strategy of mimicry. Part 7: Orzeszkowa - self correction and the problem of boundaries. Part 8: Four ways; regress, narcissm, fight, art. Part 9: Diaries of Zofia Nakowska and Maria Dbrowska.
