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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463127803321

Autore

Doane Janice L.

Titolo

Nostalgia and sexual difference : the resistance to contemporary feminism / / Janice Doane & Devon Hodges

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-09394-1

1-283-86333-2

1-136-20401-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Feminist theory ; ; v. 23

Altri autori (Persone)

HodgesDevon L. <1950->

Disciplina

305.4201

813.5409352042

813/.54/09352042

Soggetti

American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

Feminism and literature - United States - History - 20th century

Women and literature - United States - History - 20th century

Psychological fiction, American - History and criticism

American fiction - Male authors - History and criticism

Sex differences (Psychology) in literature

Feminist fiction - History and criticism

Nostalgia in literature

Feminists in literature

Misogyny in literature

Men in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1987 by Methuen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

NOSTALGIA AND SEXUAL DIFFERENCE The Resistance to Contemporary Feminism; Copyright; Nostalgia And Sexual Difference The Resistance to Contemporary Feminism; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Monstrous Amazons; Chapter 2. Feminism and the Decline of America; Chapter 3. Women and the Word According to Garp; Chapter 4. The Anxiety of Feminist Influence; Chapter 5. Feminist



Scholarship as Shadow Work; Chapter 6. Family Feud; Postscript; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Dissatisfaction with the present can cause people to gaze nostalgically back to an idealized past; that nostalgia pervades contemporary rhetoric. In lamenting the 'degeneracy' of present-day America, social and literary critics as well as contemporary novelists often choose as their scapegoat the women's movement and its increasing influence. Doane and Hodges show us how these social observers seek to 'reinstate' America and American values in ways that, overtly or covertly, do battle with the feminist movement for control of rhetoric, the power of language.