Work: A Story of Experience
of Louisa May Alcott, Joy S. Kasson (Introduction)
Description
Alcott's concerns about social justice, women's work, domesticity, and community lie at the heart of this provocative novel.In this story of a woman's search for a meaningful life, Alcott moves outside the family setting of her best known works. Originally published in 1872, Work is both an exploration of Alcott's personal conflicts and a social critique, examining women's independence, the moral significance of labor, and the goals to which a woman can aspire. Influenced by Transcendentalism and by the women's rights movement, it affirms the possibility of a feminized utopian society.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 344 pages
- Publisher Penguin Classics
- Publication Date June 1st 1994
- First Publication 11/06/73
- Language English
- ISBN 9780140390919
- Edition Penguin Classics
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['United States of America']
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