The Wadsworth Casebook Series for Reading, Research and Writing: The Yellow Wallpaper

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Part of The Wadsworth Casebooks for Reading, Research, and Writing Series, this new title provides all the materials a student needs to complete a literary research assignment in one convenient location.

Genres: Feminism

154 pages, Paperback

First published June 11, 1998

About the author

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935), also known as Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was a prominent American sociologist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, and a lecturer for social reform. She was a utopian feminist during a time when her accomplishments were exceptional for women, and she served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. Her best remembered work today is her semi-autobiographical short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper", which she wrote after a severe bout of post-partum depression.

She was the daughter of Frederic B. Perkins.

Reviews

[Emily]

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[Vicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this story. It is very different. This edition has a lot of critical essays and such in it, but there are other editions that have this story and others.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved the story, small but perfectly formed. Some of the supporting essays were a bit much though.