Beginning to See the Light (book)

Beginning to See the Light is an essay collection by critic Ellen Willis.^[1]

Beginning to See the Light

First edition cover
Editor	Ellen Willis
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Essays, criticism
Publisher	Knopf, Wesleyan University Press University of Minnesota Press
Publication date	1981, 1992, 2012

Originally published by Knopf in 1981 as Beginning to See the Light: Pieces of a Decade, it was subsequently republished in two more editions (Wesleyan University Press in 1992 and University of Minnesota Press in 2012) as Beginning to See the Light: Sex, Hope, and Rock-and-Roll.^[2] The book collects essays Willis wrote between 1967 and 1980.^[3] In Tablet, Emily Gould particularly praises the essay "Next Year in Jerusalem" for displaying Willis's "ability, rare among even the most brilliant writers, to consider frightening ideas thoroughly and to hold contradictory ideas in her mind simultaneously, without prejudice or fear."^[4]

References

1. Woronzoff, Elisabeth (January 1, 2013). "Ellen Willis, the Gate Opener: 'Beginning to See the Light' and 'No More Nice Girls'". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
2. Barrett, Dawson (22 May 2014). "Beginning to see the Light: Sex, Hope, and Rock-and-Roll by Ellen Willis (review)". American Studies. 53 (1): 206–207. doi:10.1353/ams.2014.0027. ISSN 2153-6856. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
3. Longworth, Karina (7 September 2012). "Beginning To See". Slate. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
4. Gould, Emily (September 16, 2013). "101 Great Jewish Books: Beginning to See the Light, Ellen Willis (1981)". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2017.