Women Who Love Books Too Much (Brenda Knight) PB-Good

The Author Looks At The Ravenous Readers And Rampant Writers Whose Literary Lust Has Driven Them To Extreme Behaviour. Introduction: Women Who Love Books Too Much — First Ladies Of Literature Mothers Of Invention — Ink In Their Veins Theories Of Relativity — Mystics And Madwomen Subversive Piety — Banned, Blacklisted, And Arrested Daring Dissidents — Prolific Pens Indefatigable Ink — Salonists And Culture Makers Hermeneutic Circles And Human History — Women Whose Books Are Loved Too Much Adored Authors — Book Groups Chatting It Up. Brenda Knight ; Foreword By Vicki León. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 251-253) And Indexes.