1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990000923740203316

Autore

PORTER, Katherine Anne

Titolo

The collected stories of Katherine Anne Porter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Diego : HBJ, c1972

Descrizione fisica

VIII, 495 p.

Collana

A Harvest/HBJ book

Collocazione

VII.4.A. 166(II i A 907)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785203203321

Autore

Wisker Gina

Titolo

Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale [[electronic resource]] : A readers guide

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2010

ISBN

1-282-87091-2

9786612870910

1-4411-0352-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 p.)

Collana

Reader's Guides

Disciplina

813.54

Soggetti

Tales

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Quotations and Abbreviations; 1. Context; 2. Overview of Themes; 3. Reading The Handmaid's Tale; 4. Reception and Influence; 5. Guide to Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel A Handmaid's Tale , engages the reader with a broad range of issues relating to power,



gender and religious politics. This guide provides an overview of the key critical debates and interpretations of the novel and encourages you to engage with key questions and readings in your reading of the text. It includes discussion of key themes and concepts including:. - Representation of women's roles, gender, sexuality and power. - Language, style and form. - Dystopias and genre fictions. - Power, control and religious fundamentalism. Combining helpful guidan