May Alcott Nieriker, Author and Advocate - Travel Writing and Transformation in the Late Nineteenth Century

May Alcott Nieriker, Author and Advocate examines in-depth the travel writings by the youngest sister of famed novelist Louisa May Alcott. Her critical commentary on social and cultural concerns of the nineteenth century, such as gender and class discrimination, still resonate today.

List of contents

List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Transnational Artist; 2. The Travel Writer; 3. The Art Critic and Commentator; 4. The Social Justice Advocate; Conclusion: The Transformational Legacy of May Alcott Nieriker's Travel Writings; Appendix A: May Alcott Nieriker's Travel Writings; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Julia K. Dabbs is a Distinguished University Teaching Professor of art history at the University of Minnesota, Morris. She has published widely on early modern women artists, as well as the nineteenth-century American artist, May Alcott Nieriker.

Product details

• Authors: Julia Dabbs
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781785278648
• ISBN: 978-1-78527-864-8
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Anthem Studies in Travel
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies