美国女性小说选读

Unit 1

Kate Chopin (1851–1904) .1

I. Guided Reading .2

II. Selected Reading 4

1. “Desiree’s Baby” 4

2. “The Story of an Hour” .9

III. Resource Section 12

Unit 2

Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852–1930) 13

I. Guided Reading .14

II. Selected Reading 17

1. “A New England Nun” 17

2. “The Revolt of ‘Mother’” 28

III. Resource Section 42

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Unit 3

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935) .43

I. Guided Reading .44

II. Selected Reading 47

1. “The Yellow Wall-paper” 47

2. Excerpts from Herland 61

III. Resource Section 81

Unit 4

Edith Wharton (1862–1937) 83

I. Guided Reading .84

II. Selected Reading 88

1. “The Fullness of Life” 88

2. “Mrs. Manstey’s View” 96

III. Resource Section 105

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Unit 5

Willa Cather (1873–1947) 107

I. Guided Reading .108

II. Selected Reading 112

1. My Mortal Enemy .112

2. “A Wagner Matinee” .144

III. Resource Section 151

Unit 6

Carson McCullers (1917–1967) 153

I. Guided Reading .154

II. Selected Reading 159

1. The Ballad of the Sad Café 159

2. “Wunderkind” .204

III. Resource Section 215

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Unit 7

Joyce Carol Oates (1938– ) .217

I. Guided Reading .218

II. Selected Reading 221

1. “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” .221

2. “The Cousins”235

III. Resource Section 253

Unit 8

Alice Walker (1944– ) .255

I. Guided Reading .256

II. Selected Reading 260

1. “Everyday Use” 260

2. “Roselily” .268

III. Resource Section 272