Of the two basic plots that shape our lives, the quest and the erotic script, the quest has been, for centuries, reserved for men only.
Drawing on the careers of celebrated authors including Virginia Woolf, George Sand, and Dorothy Sayers, Heilbrun illustrates the struggle these writers undertook in both work and Life to break away from traditional male scripts for women\'s roles..
Heilbrun builds an eloquent argument demonstrating that writers conform all too often to society\'s expectations of what women should be like at the expense of the truth of the female experience.
In this modern classic, Carolyn G.
Professor Heilbrun notes that the diversity of women\'s lives now makes it possible for women to dare to choose their own scripts.
A woman\'s journey ended at the altar.
Of the two basic plots that shape our lives, the quest and the erotic script, the quest has been, for centuries, reserved for men only