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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807334503321

Autore

Loudermilk Kim A. <1956-, >

Titolo

Fictional feminism : how American bestsellers affect the movement for women's equality / / Kim A. Loudermilk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-88439-0

1-135-88440-4

1-280-30248-8

9786610302482

0-203-48517-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Collana

Literary criticism and cultural theory

Disciplina

810.9/3522

Soggetti

American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

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

Feminist fiction, American - History and criticism

Feminism and motion pictures - United States

Best sellers - United States

Women's rights in literature

Feminism in literature

Sex role in literature

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. 207-222) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Out of the 70s: Feminist Politics and Popular Fiction -- From The Women's Room to the Bedroom: Marilyn French's Feminist Fiction -- Sexual Suspects and Speechless Women: Feminism According to Garp -- "Weak Sisters": Feminism and The Witches of Eastwick -- "Consider the Alternatives": Feminism and Ambivalence in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale -- Conclusion: Into the 90s: Fictional Feminism and Feminist Politics.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on the way in which second-wave feminism has been represented in American popular culture, and on the effects that these representations have had on feminism as a political movement.