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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450986903321

Autore

Robinson Lillian S.

Titolo

Wonder women : feminisms and superheroes / / Lillian S. Robinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-88839-6

1-280-21587-9

9786610215874

0-203-64201-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 p.)

Classificazione

21.39

Disciplina

741.5/973

Soggetti

Comic books, strips, etc - United States - History and criticism

Women heroes in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-143) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; One Flight Plan; Two The Book of Lilith; Three Genesis Departing from Paradise; Four Chronicles Generations of Super-Girls; Five Revelation Post-al Superheroes; Afterword; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing upon her long career as a formidable feminist critic yet wearing her knowledge lightly, Lillian Robinson finds the essence of wonder women in our non-animated three-dimensional world. This book will delight and provoke anyone interested in the history of feminism or the importance of comics in contemporary life.