Virginia

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Author: Ellen Glasgow ISBN: 9781776599417
Publisher: The Floating Press Publication: April 1, 2016
Imprint: The Floating Press Language: English
Author: Ellen Glasgow
ISBN: 9781776599417
Publisher: The Floating Press
Publication: April 1, 2016
Imprint: The Floating Press
Language: English
Virginia-born novelist Ellen Glasgow played a leading role in helping Southern literature move away from the idealized, romantic portraits that were common in the nineteenth century, and toward a more gritty, realistic, nuanced view of the region.The Virginia of this book's title is a woman, Virginia Pendleton, who strives throughout her life to live up to the ideal of Southern femininity, but it's a guise that ultimately does her more harm than good.
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Virginia-born novelist Ellen Glasgow played a leading role in helping Southern literature move away from the idealized, romantic portraits that were common in the nineteenth century, and toward a more gritty, realistic, nuanced view of the region.The Virginia of this book's title is a woman, Virginia Pendleton, who strives throughout her life to live up to the ideal of Southern femininity, but it's a guise that ultimately does her more harm than good.

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