Rowe, Victoria: A History of Armenian Women’s Writing, 1880-1922
September 25th, 2009
Victoria Rowe, A History of Armenian Women’s Writing, 1880-1922
London: Gomidas Institute, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-903656-78-5
A History of Armenian Women’s Writing, 1880-1922 explores the literary output of six Armenian women writers – Srpouhi Dussap (1841-1901), Sibyl (1863-1934), Mariam Khatisian (1845-1914), Marie Beylerian (1880-1915), Shushanik Kurghinian (1876-1927) and Zabel Yesayian (1878-1942) – within the context of the Armenian intellectual and cultural movement known as the Zartonk (Awakening) in the cities of Constantinople, Alexandria, Tiflis and Yerevan. In addition to analyses of each author’s contribution to the pressing issues of the day, including women’s rights, national development and the problem of state-sponsored violence, the volume provides biographical information on each writer and examines the cultural institutions-the school, the periodical press, the philanthropic organization, and the salon-which made Armenian women’s entry into the literary and intellectual spheres possible.
Submission: Victoria Rowe (author), 23.9.09
