The Captive Imagination: A Casebook on "The Yellow Wallpaper"

by Catherine J. Golden (Editor)

This extraordinary casebook by a leading Gilman scholar brings together 100 years of critical discussion on the feminist classic The Yellow Wallpaper , providing crucial historical background and rich interpretations of this complex and compelling work.

From the uneasy ambivalence of William Dean Howells to the feminist accolades of the 1970s and 1980s, and from semiotics to the history of women's health care, this edition brings together writings from a broad range of disciplines.

360 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Catherine J. Golden is an English professor at Skidmore College.

Reviews

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you book :)

[Shay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honestly, this book saved me when working on a paper about "The Yellow Wallpaper." In addition to the short story, it had a lot of additional context like "Why I Wrote the Yellow Wallpaper" by Gilman and excerpt from "Fat and Blood" by Dr. Mitchell. It also had plenty of criticism that were very, very helpful. So if you're ever want to learn more about the story, this book is great!