Reading in [[electronic resource] ] : Alice Munro's archives / / JoAnn McCaig

• Autore: McCaig JoAnn <1953->
• Pubblicazione: [Waterloo, Ont.], : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (212 p.)
• Disciplina: 813/.54
• Soggetto topico: Feminism and literature - Canada - History - 20th century; Women and literature - Canada - History - 20th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-185) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter I: Introduction: Wrestling with a Fine Woman; Chapter II: "Canadian": Creating the Creator; Chapter III: "Woman" : Useful Recognitions and Misrecognitions; Chapter IV: "Short Story": Remaking Genre; Chapter V: "Writer": Implications of Authority; Chapter VI: Conclusion: What Is a Canadian Woman Short Story Author?; Appendixes; Notes; Works Cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: What can we learn about authorship through a reading of a writer's archive? Collections of authors' manuscripts and correspondence have traditionally been used in ways that further illuminate the published text. JoAnn McCaig sets out to show how archival materials can also provide fascinating insights into the business of culture, reveal the individuals, institutions, and ideologies that shape the author and her work, and describe the negotiations that occur between an author and the cultural marketplace. Using a feminist cultural studies approach, JoAnn McCaig ""reads in"" to the
• Titolo autorizzato: Reading in
• ISBN: 1-280-92524-8; 9786610925247; 0-88920-948-0; 0-585-46952-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780345703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II