LEADER 05017nam 2200733 450 001 9910459674403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4426-2308-X 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442623088 035 $a(CKB)3710000000329270 035 $a(EBL)3296770 035 $a(OCoLC)903968144$z(OCoLC)903441077$z(OCoLC)904376542 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4669950 035 $a(CEL)449415 035 $a(OCoLC)903441077 035 $a(CaBNVSL)thg00916135 035 $a(DE-B1597)465632 035 $a(OCoLC)944178901 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442623088 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4669950 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11256464 035 $a(OCoLC)958580514 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000329270 100 $a20160920h19951995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aFeminism in women's detective fiction /$fedited by Glenwood Irons 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d1995. 210 4$dİ1995 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 225 0 $aHeritage 311 $a0-8020-6954-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction: Gender and Genre: The Woman Detective and the Diffusion of Generic Voices -- $t1. Amelia Butterworth: The Spinster Detective -- $t2. The Detective Heroine and the Death of Her Hero: Dorothy Sayers to P.O. James -- $t3. Gray Areas: P.O. James?s Unsuiting of Cordelia -- $t4. Questing Women: The Feminist Mystery after Feminism -- $t5. From Spinster to Hipster: The 'Suitability' of Miss Marple and Anna Lee -- $t6. Nancy Drew: The Once and Future Prom Queen -- $t7. Feminist Murder: Amanda Cross Reinvents Womanhood -- $t8. Murders Academic: Women Professors and the Crimes of Gender -- $t9. Talkin? Trash and Kickin? Butt: Sue Grafton's Hard-boiled Feminism -- $t10. The Female Dick and the Crisis of Heterosexuality -- $t11. ?Friends Is a Weak Word for It?: Female Friendship and the Spectre of Lesbianism in Sara Paretsky -- $t12. Habeas Corpus: Feminism and Detective Fiction -- $tContributors 330 $aNames such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Sam Spade are perhaps better known than the names of the authors who created them. The woman detective has also had worldwide appeal; yet, with the exception of Christie's Miss Marple, the names of female detectives and their authors have only recently gained wide attention through the popularity of Marcia Muller, Sue Grafton, and Sara Paretsky.The essays in this collection grapple with a wide range of issues important to the female sleuth - the most important, perhaps, being the oft-heard challenge to her suitability for the job. Not surprisingly, gender issues are the main focus of all the essays; indeed, in detective novels with a woman protagonist, these issues are often right at the surface.Some of the papers see the female sleuth as an important force in popular fiction, but many also challenge the notion that the woman detective is a positive model for feminists. They argue that fictional female sleuths have lost the `otherness' that a feminine approach to the genre should encourage. Collectively, the essays also reveal the differences between British and American perspectives on the woman detective. 606 $aDetective and mystery stories, English$xHistory and criticism 606 $aDetective and mystery stories, American$xHistory and criticism 606 $aFeminism and literature$zEnglish-speaking countries$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWomen and literature |zEnglish-speaking countries |xHistory|y20th century$xEnglish-speaking countries$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAmerican fiction$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEnglish fiction$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aFeminist fiction, American$xHistory and criticism 606 $aFeminist fiction, English$xHistory and criticism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDetective and mystery stories, English$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aDetective and mystery stories, American$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aFeminism and literature$xHistory 615 0$aWomen and literature |zEnglish-speaking countries |xHistory|y20th century$xEnglish-speaking countries$xHistory 615 0$aAmerican fiction$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEnglish fiction$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aFeminist fiction, American$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aFeminist fiction, English$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a823.0872099287 702 $aIrons$b Glenwood$g(Glenwood Henry),$f1951- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459674403321 996 $aFeminism in women's detective fiction$92061812 997 $aUNINA