false 155228 5 <P>First published in 1978, <I>Silences </I>single-handedly revolutionized the literary canon. In this classic work, now back in print, Olsen broke open the study of literature and discovered a lost continent-the writing of women and working-class people. From the excavated testimony of authors' letters and diaries we learn the many ways the creative spirit, especially in those disadvantaged by gender, class and race, can be silenced. Olsen recounts the torments of Melville, the crushing weight of criticism on Thomas Hardy, the shame that brought Willa Cather to a dead halt, and struggles of Virginia Woolf, Olsen's heroine and greatest exemplar of a writer who confronted the forces that would silence her. This 25th-anniversary edition includes Olsen's now infamous reading lists of forgotten authors and a new introduction and author preface.</P> 149836 1978 Silences total:61|5:28|4:22|3:8|2:3|1:0| 61 258 112 11 3 0 false false Fri Jan 30 20:07:08 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 20:10:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 08 17:04:58 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 14:54:55 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 06:35:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Dec 03 17:44:18 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 17:44:27 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Fri Feb 29 13:32:11 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 13:34:42 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Apr 06 21:17:10 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 19:48:15 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Thu Feb 28 17:32:59 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 17:32:59 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989 Sat Feb 09 19:22:13 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 19:23:44 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Thu Apr 17 07:06:35 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 07:08:54 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Oct 08 21:11:47 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 18:57:21 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Fri Feb 08 16:29:35 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 20 06:25:57 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 02 16:34:19 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 16:34:31 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 20:24:34 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 20:24:34 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 11 11:46:36 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 11:46:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 07 17:33:02 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 17:33:02 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 18:08:46 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 18:08:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Sep 20 16:50:13 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 16:50:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 30 19:50:24 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 19:50:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 12 09:30:47 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 09:30:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 30 12:23:22 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 12:23:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 20 16:00:26 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 16:00:26 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=155228