Herland

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Herland
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Introduction by Professor Alex Goody
SeriesFoundations of Feminist Fiction
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781804172414
ClassificationsDewey:813.4
Audience
General
Illustrations 3 Line drawings, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Flame Tree Publishing
Imprint Flame Tree Publishing
Publication Date 23 August 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

An Early feminist writer who dared explore a world without men. A lost world fantasy in the tradition of Arthur Conan Doyle and the Utopianism of William Morris, Herland inverted expectations with its exclusively female society visited by three men from the Edwardian era. An early example of feminist science fiction this utopian fantasy explores miracle births, role reversals and concepts of peace and freedom. Flame Tree 451 presents a new series, The Foundations of Feminist Fiction. The early 1900s saw a quiet revolution in literature dominated by male adventure heroes. Both men and women moved beyond the norms of the male gaze to write from a different gender perspective, sometimes with female protagonists, but also expressing the universal freedom to write on any subject whatsoever. AUTHOR: Celebrated feminist writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860 1935) was born in Hartford, Connecticut. She is perhaps best remembered as the author of the short story 'The Yellow Wallpaper', which details a woman's descent into madness after she is cooped up in a misguided attempt to restore her to health. The story was a clear indicator of Gilman's views on the restraints of women and related to her own treatment for postpartum depression.

Author Biography

Celebrated feminist writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) was born in Hartford, Connecticut. She is perhaps best remembered as the author of the short story 'The Yellow Wallpaper', which details a woman's descent into madness after she is cooped up in a misguided attempt to restore her to health. The story was a clear indicator of Gilman's views on the restraints of women and related to her own treatment for postpartum depression.