On the Contrary: Essays by Men and WomenOn The Contrary contains a balance of writings by men and women. The essays are presented in pairs, a man and a woman writing on each topic. This balanced juxtaposition allows students to discuss, think, and write about changing roles and relationships without being forced into either a feminist or traditionalist party line. The essays in each section reverberate suggestively with each other and this effect is reinforced by the discussion questions, writing topics, and introductory material. An additional table of contents arranges the essays according to rhetorical rubrics. |
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We have included writings by some of the best contemporary essayists: E. B. White, Joan Didion, Joseph Epstein, Ellen Goodman. But there are also strong and accessible writings by classic writers: Aristotle, Samuel Johnson, ...
We have included writings by some of the best contemporary essayists: E. B. White, Joan Didion, Joseph Epstein, Ellen Goodman. But there are also strong and accessible writings by classic writers: Aristotle, Samuel Johnson, ...
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... by E. B. White. Reprinted by permission ofHarper and Row Publishers, lnc., New York, New York. Virginia Woolf, “Professions for WomenH from The Death of the Math and Other Exsays. ©1942 by Harcourt Bracejovanovich, Inc.; ...
... by E. B. White. Reprinted by permission ofHarper and Row Publishers, lnc., New York, New York. Virginia Woolf, “Professions for WomenH from The Death of the Math and Other Exsays. ©1942 by Harcourt Bracejovanovich, Inc.; ...
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E. B. White, “Afternoon ofan American BoyH 82 "I. 1. Nora Ephron, “A Few Words about Breasts” 77 "Even though I was outwardly a girl and had many of the trappings generally associated with the field of girldom — a girl's name. for ...
E. B. White, “Afternoon ofan American BoyH 82 "I. 1. Nora Ephron, “A Few Words about Breasts” 77 "Even though I was outwardly a girl and had many of the trappings generally associated with the field of girldom — a girl's name. for ...
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E. B. White, “Afternoon ofan American BoyH 82 "I never went to a school dance and I never took a girl to a drugstore for a soda. . . . What I finally did manage to do. however. and what is the subject of this memoir, was far brassier, ...
E. B. White, “Afternoon ofan American BoyH 82 "I never went to a school dance and I never took a girl to a drugstore for a soda. . . . What I finally did manage to do. however. and what is the subject of this memoir, was far brassier, ...
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10 Ring Lardner, “Some Like Them Cold” 14 Lillian Hellman, “Dashiell Hammett” 34 Nora Ephron, “A Few Words about Breasts” E. B. White, “Afternoon ofan American Boy” Tillie Olsen, “I Stand Here Ironing” 87 Winston Churchill, ...
10 Ring Lardner, “Some Like Them Cold” 14 Lillian Hellman, “Dashiell Hammett” 34 Nora Ephron, “A Few Words about Breasts” E. B. White, “Afternoon ofan American Boy” Tillie Olsen, “I Stand Here Ironing” 87 Winston Churchill, ...
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 10 | |
LOVE | 28 |
Susan Lee Friendship Feminism and Betrayal | 50 |
PERSONALITY CLASHES | 56 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 62 |
YOUTH AND MATURITY | 65 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 75 |
FREEDOM AND INDIVIDUALITY | 173 |
IlseAichinger The Bound Man | 187 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 195 |
Maya Angelou Mama and the Dentist | 209 |
PRESCRIBED ROLES | 215 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 222 |
Margaret Halsey Whats Wrong with Me Me Me | 228 |
SUCCESS AND FAILURE | 231 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 86 |
Robert Paul Smith Let Your Kids Alone | 93 |
GROWING OLDER | 99 |
What You Will | 112 |
Suggestions For Writing | 118 |
KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION | 119 |
Lissa Rotunda OneYearOld Scholars | 126 |
MOTIVATION AND RELUCTANCE | 130 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 142 |
William Zinsser College Pressures | 149 |
Suggestions For Writing | 155 |
Adrienne Rich Taking Women Students Seriously | 165 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 171 |
Suzanne Brittjordan That Lean and Hungry Look | 239 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 252 |
Anne Morrow Lindbergh Channelled Whelk | 261 |
FAME AND RECOGNITION | 267 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 286 |
Suggestions For Discussion | 292 |
Virginia Woolf Professions for Women | 300 |
ESSAYS ON THE WRITING PROCESS | 305 |
Ursula LeGuin Fifteen Vultures the Strop and the Old Lady | 312 |
Gail Godwin The Watcher at the Gates | 319 |
Tough Talk Sweet Talk Stuffy | 327 |
Notes on Contributors | 335 |
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| Pealkiri | On the Contrary: Essays by Men and Women |
| Editors | Martha Rainbolt, Janet Fleetwood |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| ISBN | 143841675X, 9781438416755 |
| Length | 340 pages |
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