Fay Weldon, feminism, and British culture : challenging cultural and literary conventions / / Mara E. Reisman
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| Autore: |
Reisman Mara E.
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| Titolo: |
Fay Weldon, feminism, and British culture : challenging cultural and literary conventions / / Mara E. Reisman
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2018] |
| ©2018 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (209 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 809.93352042 |
| Soggetto topico: | Women in literature |
| Soggetto geografico: | England Social life and customs |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Fay Weldon, feminism, and British culture |
| ISBN: | 1-4985-8127-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910808691903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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