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Herland and Selected Stories
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Manufacturer: Signet Classics
Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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Herland and Selected Stories Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.409
EAN: 9780451525628
ISBN: 0451525620
Label: Signet Classics
Manufacturer: Signet Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 384
Publication Date: 1992-07-07
Publisher: Signet Classics
Studio: Signet Classics
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.409
EAN: 9780451525628
ISBN: 0451525620
Label: Signet Classics
Manufacturer: Signet Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 384
Publication Date: 1992-07-07
Publisher: Signet Classics
Studio: Signet Classics
Editorial Review of Herland and Selected Stories
Customer Reviews of Herland and Selected Stories
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A realistic visionary returned to us
Review: In Herland, Charlotte Perkins Gilman gives us humans (mere mortals) a glimpse of a world where all things are possible, where ideas of black and white and shades of grey have been turned into colors and textures, vibrant and pulsing with promise.
If one can get past the Victorian style, which is hardly worth mentioning since she was a funny writer and writes with a spoken voice which was unusual for her time, the reader will discover new dimensions of purpose for all people, not only women, and have a good laugh at the same time.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A woman ahead of her time
Review: In her Utopian novel Herland, written in 1915, Charlotte Perkins Gilman anticipates many of the problems of the 20th century, from pollution to over-population. Essentially a work of science fiction, the novel portrays a culture developed in isolation that has focused on principles of love, sharing, nuturing, reason and continuous improvement. While not great literature, Herland offers fascinating insights into a rational approach to designing a society. The Signet Classic edition also contains 20 intriguing short stories written from a feminist perspective. This is the book I will be giving at the holidays! It deserves a wider audience.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: There is little action and much philosophizing.
Review: We read that theirs is a perfect society but there are no particulars about health,, education, child-rearing, or politics. The author seems to be saying that only without men or sex can we achieve a Utopian culture. It was much more a treatise on feminism than a novel with 3-dimensional characters and an interesting story line.
Review Summary: A realistic visionary returned to us
Review: In Herland, Charlotte Perkins Gilman gives us humans (mere mortals) a glimpse of a world where all things are possible, where ideas of black and white and shades of grey have been turned into colors and textures, vibrant and pulsing with promise.
If one can get past the Victorian style, which is hardly worth mentioning since she was a funny writer and writes with a spoken voice which was unusual for her time, the reader will discover new dimensions of purpose for all people, not only women, and have a good laugh at the same time.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A woman ahead of her time
Review: In her Utopian novel Herland, written in 1915, Charlotte Perkins Gilman anticipates many of the problems of the 20th century, from pollution to over-population. Essentially a work of science fiction, the novel portrays a culture developed in isolation that has focused on principles of love, sharing, nuturing, reason and continuous improvement. While not great literature, Herland offers fascinating insights into a rational approach to designing a society. The Signet Classic edition also contains 20 intriguing short stories written from a feminist perspective. This is the book I will be giving at the holidays! It deserves a wider audience.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: There is little action and much philosophizing.
Review: We read that theirs is a perfect society but there are no particulars about health,, education, child-rearing, or politics. The author seems to be saying that only without men or sex can we achieve a Utopian culture. It was much more a treatise on feminism than a novel with 3-dimensional characters and an interesting story line.