The wilderness within : American women writers and spiritual quest /

America's literature is notably marked by a preoccupation with the spiritual quest. Questing heroes from Huck Finn to Nick Adams have undertaken solitary journeys that pull them away from family and society and into a transformative wilderness that brings them to a new understanding of the spir...

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Main Author:	Groover, Kristina K., 1961-
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 1999.
Subjects:	American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism. Psychological fiction, American > History and criticism. Domestic fiction, American > History and criticism. Women and literature > United States > History. Quests (Expeditions) in literature. Wilderness areas in literature. Spiritual life in literature. American fiction > History and criticism. American literature > Women authors > History and criticism. Roman américain > Histoire et critique. Roman psychologique américain > Histoire et critique. Roman familial américain > Histoire et critique. Femmes et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire. Quête dans la littérature. Réserves de la vie sauvage dans la littérature. Vie spirituelle dans la littérature. Écrits de femmes américains > Histoire et critique. American literature > Women authors. American fiction. American fiction > Women authors. Domestic fiction, American. Psychological fiction, American. Women and literature. Familie Frauenliteratur Psychologie United States. USA USA. American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism Psychological fiction, American > History and criticism Domestic fiction, American > History and criticism Women and literature > United States > History Quests (Expeditions) in literature Wilderness areas in literature Spiritual life in literature Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.