The Lives of Margaret Fuller
John Matteson
(Author)
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Description
A brilliant writer and a fiery social critic, Margaret Fuller (1810-1850) was perhaps the most famous American woman of her generation. Outspoken and quick-witted, idealistic and adventurous, she became the leading female figure in the transcendentalist movement, wrote a celebrated column of literary and social commentary for Horace Greeley's newspaper, and served as the first foreign correspondent for an American newspaper. While living in Europe she fell in love with an Italian nobleman, with whom she became pregnant out of wedlock. In 1848 she joined the fight for Italian independence and, the following year, reported on the struggle while nursing the wounded within range of enemy cannons. Amid all these strivings and achievements, she authored the first great work of American feminism: Woman in the Nineteenth Century. Despite her brilliance, however, Fuller suffered from self-doubt and was plagued by ill health. John Matteson captures Fuller's longing to become ever better, reflected by the changing lives she led.
Product Details
Price
$19.95
$18.55
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
January 21, 2013
Pages
528
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.26 X 0.89 inches | 0.9 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780393343595
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About the Author
John Matteson was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Biography for Eden's Outcasts and the Ann M. Sperber Prize for The Lives of Margaret Fuller. A Distinguished Professor of English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, he lives in the Bronx.
Reviews
The great strength of John Matteson sbiography lies in his ability to place Margaret Fuller against the socialmilieu that both made her possible and got in her way. We see, as never before, a life constantly moving onto new ground. --Robert Ferguson, author of "The American Enlightenment"
In the title of his well-written book, Matteson refers to the "lives" of Margaret Fuller because, he explains, she continually reinvented herself over the course of her lifetime. --Mary Beth Norton, author of "Separated by Their Sex: Women in Public and Private in the Colonial Atlantic World"
Matteson 's portrait of Fuller, given depth and sheen by a treasure trove of letters, is unfailingly intelligent, nuanced and intriguing.
Matteson s portrait of Fuller, given depth and sheen by a treasure trove of letters, is unfailingly intelligent, nuanced and intriguing. "
Well-written. . . . [Readers] will admire her spirit, intellect, and courage. "
John Matteson performs a service in producing a . . . biography that will introduce this learned, prolific and eccentric American to a wider audience. "
[Matteson s] writing seems to derive palpable energy from Fuller s own dynamism. . . . In the end he discovers a Fuller that is startlingly modern in her contradictions and commitments. "
In the title of his well-written book, Matteson refers to the "lives" of Margaret Fuller because, he explains, she continually reinvented herself over the course of her lifetime. --Mary Beth Norton, author of "Separated by Their Sex: Women in Public and Private in the Colonial Atlantic World"
Matteson 's portrait of Fuller, given depth and sheen by a treasure trove of letters, is unfailingly intelligent, nuanced and intriguing.
Matteson s portrait of Fuller, given depth and sheen by a treasure trove of letters, is unfailingly intelligent, nuanced and intriguing. "
Well-written. . . . [Readers] will admire her spirit, intellect, and courage. "
John Matteson performs a service in producing a . . . biography that will introduce this learned, prolific and eccentric American to a wider audience. "
[Matteson s] writing seems to derive palpable energy from Fuller s own dynamism. . . . In the end he discovers a Fuller that is startlingly modern in her contradictions and commitments. "
