A Collection of Poems by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (In This Our World, Suffrage Songs and Verses) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Poems of Suffrage, Social Reform, and Utopian FeminismBy Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Length2h 10m
About this audiobook
Bringing together In This Our World and Suffrage Songs and Verses, this collection reveals Charlotte Perkins Gilman's poetry as both art and argument. Written in lucid, rhythmic, often songlike forms, the poems address labor, domestic confinement, motherhood, economic injustice, and women's political enfranchisement. Their directness belongs to the reformist verse culture of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, yet Gilman's wit, irony, and moral urgency give the work a distinctive literary force. Gilman, best known for The Yellow Wall-Paper and her feminist social theory, wrote from the experience of a woman who had confronted marriage, motherhood, mental illness, and economic dependence as structures rather than merely private troubles. Her commitment to women's independence, cooperative social organization, and suffrage shaped these poems, which often transform personal observation into public critique. This volume is recommended to readers interested in feminist literature, American reform movements, and the relationship between poetry and politics. It offers not only historical testimony but also a compelling example of verse used to awaken conscience and imagine a more equitable world.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenrePoetry
Length2 hrs 10 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 1, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1A Collection of Poems by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (In This Our World, Suffrage Songs and Verses) (Annotated)
26Water-lure
2Introduction
27Aunt Eliza
3Author Biography
28The Cripple
4Historical Context
29When Thou Gainest Happiness
5Synopsis (Selection)
30For Fear
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6Then This
31His Agony
7Arrears
32Brain Service
8How Doth The Hat
33The Kingdom
9Thanksgiving
34Heaven Forbid!
10Thanksong
35The Puritan
11Love
36The Malingerer
12Steps
37May Leaves
13Child Labor
38The Room At The Top
14His Crutches
39A Bawling World
15Get Your Work Done
40O Faithful Clay!
16A Central Sun, a song
41We Eat At Home
17Locked Inside
42The Earth's Entail
18Here Is The Earth
43Alas!
19The "Anti" And The Fly
44"The Outer Reef!"
20Two Prayers
45To-morrow Night
21Before Warm February Winds
46The Waiting-Room
22Little Leafy Brothers
47Only Mine
23A Walk Walk Walk
48A Question
24Ode To A Fool
49In How Little Time
25The Sands
50The Socialist And The Suffragist
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The Humanness of Women: Theory and Practice of Feminism (Studies and Thoughts)Charlotte Perkins Gilman18h 38m$1.99 · $0.00
Women and Economics (The Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution) (Annotated)Charlotte Perkins Gilman9h 38m4.1 (3.1K)$2 · $0.00
The Humanness of Women: Theory and Practice of Feminism (Essays and Sketches) (Annotated)Charlotte Perkins Gilman20h 26m$2 · $0.00
The Herland Trilogy: Moving the Mountain, Herland, With Her in Ourland (Utopian Classic Fiction) (Annotated)Charlotte Perkins Gilman19h 6m3.7 (174)$2 · $0.00
The Herland Trilogy: Moving the Mountain, Herland, With Her in Ourland (Utopian Classic) (Annotated)Charlotte Perkins Gilman19h 4m4.0 (42)$2 · $0.00
The Collected Works of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Short Stories, Novels, Poems and Essays (Annotated)Charlotte Perkins Gilman69h 3m4.4 (25)$2 · $0.00
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