The Wit & Wisdom of Margaret Fuller Ossoli - Softcover

Fuller, Margaret; James, Laurie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0944382002 ISBN 13: 9780944382004

Publisher: Golden Heritage Pr, 1988

Synopsis

This book includes the wit and wisdom of Margaret Fuller, which is as alive and pertinent as it was over a century ago.

Much of her wit and wisdom has been lost to posterity since much generated from Fuller's day-to-day conversation. Yet shinning through is the revelation of a singular woman of stature whose accomplishments and large-minded humanity can be a source for inspiration.

Lifting Margaret Fuller's words from her works has involved minimal editing, because her style often seems involved and complex to the modern reader. Her scholarly references have meaning for the knowledgeable few today. Even so, her acute perceptions stand to be of highest quality and universal significance. General interest. Adult. Women's studies.

About this title

About the Author

Laurie James, author/actress, is the recipient of a The New York Foundation for the Arts award for non-fiction, and her work on Margaret Fuller has made her one of the foremost scholars. James has appeared in her original one-person drama on Margaret Fuller, also entitled "Men, Women, and Margaret Fuller" at The Thirteenth Street Theatre in New York City, The Burbage Theatre in Los Angeles, California. She was awarded grants from five state Humanities Councils. New York, Massachusetts, Maine, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, in theatres, colleges, libraries and conference sites throughout the United States, Mexico, and Hong Kong. At the Edinburgh Fringe Festival she received critical acclaim and appeared on BBC-Scotland. Selections have been videotaped by Cambridge Forum and shown on PBS stations.

In her quest to bring forward Margaret Fuller's name, she co-founded The Margaret Fuller Ossoli Network with Ramona Barth and together they have helped to stage various events. They were most proud when they unveiled a plaque in Cambridge City Hall in 1987 and when they dedicated The Margaret Fuller Ossoli Square in front of Radcliffe on a day commemorating Fuller in 1981.

Laurie James has studied drama with Lee Strasberg, Herbert Berghoff, and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and attended New York University Writing Center. Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon has awarded her the Distinguished Alumni Award. She is a member of The Dramatists Guild.

Review

"...compilation of snippets from Fuller's writings. Recommended for every undergraduate interested in Margaret Fuler, US women philosophers, and Transcendentalism. -- Choice, K. J. Dykeman, Fairfield University

Edition details

• Publisher: Golden Heritage Pr
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0944382002
• ISBN 13: 9780944382004
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 97
• Editor: James Laurie