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Charlotte Perkins Gilman (July 3, 1860 – August 17, 1935) was a prominent American sociologist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, and a lecturer for social reform. She was a utopian feminist during a time when her accomplishments were exceptional for women, and she served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. Her best remembered work today is her semi-autobiographical short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper", which she wrote after a severe bout of post-partum depression.
"'It is stripped off--the paper--in great patches . . . The colour is repellent . . . In the places where it isn't faded and where the sun is just so--I can see a strange, provoking, formless sort of figure, that seems to skulk about . . ."' Based on the author's own experiences, "The Yellow Wallpaper" is the chilling tale of a woman driven to the brink of insanity by the "rest cure" prescribed after the birth of her child. Isolated in a crumbling colonial mansion, in a room with bars on the windows, the tortuous pattern of the yellow wallpaper winds its way into the recesses of her mind. In addition to this masterpiece, this new edition includes a selection of her best short fiction and extracts from her autobiography.
This short story, based upon the author's own experiences, is a powerful tale of one intelligent woman's struggle with madness, the role of (married) women in society and family in the late 1800s, and how she copes with well-meaning but misguided relatives ...
評分This is a story about women rights during 19th century. When I first read this book, I feel bored, because I didn't understand what she's trying to say. After I read it over again. I start to get the central meaning of the book. I think this is a great book...
評分 評分 評分This is a story about women rights during 19th century. When I first read this book, I feel bored, because I didn't understand what she's trying to say. After I read it over again. I start to get the central meaning of the book. I think this is a great book...
The Yellow Wallpaper and Selected Writings 在線電子書 pdf 下載 txt下載 epub 下載 mobi 下載 2024