Legacy Journal
Encyclopedia
Legacy, A Journal of American Women Writers, is the only scholarly journal
to focus specifically on American
women's writings from the 17th through the mid-20th century.
Each issue's articles cover a wide range of topics: examinations of the works of individual authors; genre studies; analyses of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexualities in women's literature; and historical and material cultural issues pertinent to women's lives and literary works.
In addition, Legacy regularly publishes profiles of lesser-known or newly recovered authors, reprint
s of primary works in all genres, and book review
s covering current scholarship in the field.
Legacy is published twice a year by the University of Nebraska Press
and is available online through Project MUSE
or through university electronic journal websites.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
to focus specifically on American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
women's writings from the 17th through the mid-20th century.
Each issue's articles cover a wide range of topics: examinations of the works of individual authors; genre studies; analyses of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexualities in women's literature; and historical and material cultural issues pertinent to women's lives and literary works.
In addition, Legacy regularly publishes profiles of lesser-known or newly recovered authors, reprint
Reprint
A reprint is a re-publishing of material that has already been previously published. The word reprint is used in many fields.-Academic publishing:...
s of primary works in all genres, and book review
Book review
A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content, style, and merit. A book review could be a primary source opinion piece, summary review or scholarly review. It is often carried out in periodicals, as school work, or on the internet. Reviews are also often...
s covering current scholarship in the field.
Legacy is published twice a year by the University of Nebraska Press
University of Nebraska Press
The University of Nebraska Press, founded in 1941, is a publisher of scholarly and popular-press books. It is the second-largest state university press in the United States and, including private institutions, ranks among the 10 largest university presses in the United States...
and is available online through Project MUSE
Project MUSE
Project MUSE is an online database of current and back issues of peer-reviewed humanities and social sciences journals. It was founded in 1993 by Todd Kelley and Susan Lewis and is a project of the Johns Hopkins University Press and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library. It had support from the Mellon...
or through university electronic journal websites.