In the last fifteen years or so, the women's novel has turnedinto the Amtrak of American literature; crashing through the gates at Aristotle, jumpingthe tracks at Horace, ignoringthe flashing red lights at Boileau, and scooping up Alexander Pope in the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“But the period I studied -- the rollicking eighteenth century engraved by Hogarth -- was the one that saw the birth of America, of women's rights, and of the novel. The novel started as a low-class form, fit only to… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image