ENG 247: The Woman Writer: Home
A guide to help you research and locate materials for ENG 247 at Fisk and beyond!
Welcome!
Welcome students of ENG 247! This guide has been built for students and faculty to find information and resources that will be helpful to the Woman Writer. This course will explore the unique experience of the woman writer. Studying works written by women from a variety of cultures, races and classes will reveal how being a woman has influenced the woman writer's creative interpretation of the human condition. Maya Angelou, Charlotte Bronte, Maxine Hong Kingston, Emily Dickinson,Tillie Olsen, and Leslie Marmon Silko will be read. Prerequisite: ENG 101.
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Author Quote
Ain't I a Woman- Maya Angelou speaks
Tille Olsen (1912-2007)
American writer for short stories and researching little known facts about women writers. Source
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Contemporary Women Writers
The following women writers will be focused in ENG 247:
- Maya Angelou
- Charlotte Bronte
- Leslie Marmon Silko
- Maxine Hong Kingston
- Emily Dickinson
- Tillie Olsen
