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Autore |
Reisman Mara E. |
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Fay Weldon, feminism, and British culture : challenging cultural and literary conventions / / Mara E. Reisman |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2018] |
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©2018 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (209 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women in literature |
England Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Credits -- Introduction -- 1 Feminism, Women's Fiction, and The Fat Woman's Joke -- 2 Articulating the Concerns of Women's Liberation -- 3 Complicating a Feminist Reading of Fay Weldon's Fiction -- 4 Fay Weldon as a Social Critic -- 5 Fay Weldon's Public Persona -- 6 Art, Economics, and the Politics of Purity -- 7 Challenging Narrative Truth -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book offers a critical analysis of British author Fay Weldon's major novels from 1967 to the present and addresses how Weldon's fiction engages with controversial moral and social issues. It provides an in-depth examination of the relationship between Weldon's fiction and contemporary feminist, cultural, and literary movements in Britain. |
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