Fuller in her own time : a biographical chronicle of her life, drawn from recollections, interviews, and memoirs by family, friends, and associates /

Providing an interesting array of tributes to and reflections about Margaret Fuller in the voices and perspectives of people who knew her, this collection of vignettes reveals the numerous contradictions that Fuller embodied as student, woman, teacher, writer, and scholar. These descriptions reflect the complexity of the times in which she lived and the challenges she encountered in being willing to question and destabilize conventional practices. This is a confident, accomplished Fuller who is, paradoxically, simultaneously credible and denied a place in the literary canon in which she belongs. A Fuller whose struggles to conform to societal expectations contributes to the resistance she experiences even though she is uniquely positioned as one of the leading intellectuals of the 19th century. Ultimately, this volume leaves the reader to decide who Margaret Fuller was and how her contributions impacted what we know today. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates. E. Correa Medaille College