Imatge de l'autor

Wendy Martin (1) (1940–)

Autor/a de We Are the Stories We Tell

Per altres autors anomenats Wendy Martin, vegeu la pàgina de desambiguació.

91+ obres 738 Membres 7 Ressenyes

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Crèdit de la imatge: from Claremont Graduate University faculty page

Obres de Wendy Martin

We Are the Stories We Tell (1990) — Editor — 194 exemplars
Colonial American Travel Narratives (Penguin Classics) (1994) — Editor — 122 exemplars
The Art of the Short Story (2005) 21 exemplars

Obres associades

The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1 (1990) — Editor, algunes edicions255 exemplars
Adrienne Rich's Poetry [Norton Critical Edition] (1975) — Col·laborador — 125 exemplars

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Rereading this 30 year slater, I was not an enamored as I was the first time through, but it's still a solid anthology and captures well the short story scene of the late 80s. It was racially diverse for its time -- Erdrich, Cisneros, and Birtha to go along with the fairly canonical at that time Walker, Marshall, Silko, Kingston, Bambara. Still plenty of white women, though, and a strong New Yorker presence. Among the 70s-80s stories, the Gordon, Prose, Beattie, and Janowitz feel dated, but the Minot holds up -- though does not seem as stylistically or thematically radical as it did then. Marshall's "Brookyln" I had completely forgotten but loved, and Erdrich's "Fleur" I completely remembered and loved. Some pieces seemed odd choices -- didn't work well as part of this grouping -- and those were primarily the less narrative-focused stories -- "Blackguard," "On Discovery," "She Unnames Them." Overall, it is a great snapshot of the state of the art in 1990.… (més)
 
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eas7788 | Sep 12, 2021 |
I picked this up on a whim while waiting for a "Historic Philadelphia" event on the 4th of July.This is a well curated selection of early travel writing, I enjoyed Martin's introduction and found it invaluable in putting the various narratives in proper context.

7/30/2015 'A True History of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson': Four Stars

1676 - Profoundly moving account of a shattered nation struggling to adapt to an increasingly hostile neighbor. One woman gets a taste of their existence and strengthens her faith and hardens her heart in response.

8/1.2015 'The Journal of Madam Knight': Four Stars

1704 - A very brief sketch of a succession of inadequate meals and bed chambers.

8/9/2015 'The Secret History of the Dividing Line Betwixt Virginia and North Carolina':Three Stars

1728 - Entertaining narrative, but enjoyment tainted by the author's aristocratic worldview and apparent plagiarism. World still waiting for Byrd's 'Secret Plan to Ethnically Cleanse North Carolina'.

8/22/2015 'The Itinerarium of Dr. Alexander Hamilton': Four Stars

1744 - Of no relation to the founding father, an amiable man treks up and down the upper Eastern colonies for his health, seeing Philadelphia, New York, New Haven, Boston and Albany among others cities with help from his "servant" Dromo. The best narrative in the collection by a long shot.
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ManWithAnAgenda | Hi ha 3 ressenyes més | Feb 18, 2019 |
I'm working on a YA novel involving a serial killer and one heck of a lot of Emily Dickinson references. (No, I'm not writing Dickinson into the role of serial killer. Sorry. That's too weird even for me.)

Anyway. I checked this out from the library because I'm reading a full-length biography of ED and it's good but a little overwhelmingly analytical at times. I wanted a good brief overview. I figured this book would be a basic, even generic look at Dickinson's life and work

I was kind of a judgmental jerk, it turns out. This book is a great brief overview, and it's anything but generic. I learned so much, and I'm everlastingly grateful to Wendy Martin for tipping me off to what I'll call Dickinson's Irish connection. It gave me an idea for a future YA novel.

If you're interested in Dickinson's life or work but don't want to make a career out of learning about her, or have always wondered why different collections have different versions of what's supposedly the same Dickinson poem, read this book. (Yes, I took a long time to finish it, but only because I was taking copious notes.)
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Deborah_Markus | Aug 8, 2015 |
I rather enjoyed this narrative. The 4 adventures were enough different to keep ones interest. I was taken aback by the prejudices between the states, but had to remember the original colonies had very different early histories and were settled by different peoples.
The first 3 were the most enjoyable. The 4th, Dr Alexander Hamilton (not that one), was somewhat tiresome but the purpose of his trip was different than the others. The spelling and puncuation changed over the course of 100 years with the last story much easier to read.
I do not know when I acquired this book, or why, but it was not for a class as it was published in 1994, long after my school days.
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rathad | Hi ha 3 ressenyes més | Aug 25, 2013 |

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