Contemporary Feminist Historical Crime Fiction / / by R. Johnsen

• Autore: Johnsen Rosemary Erickson
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2006.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Disciplina: 813/.087209358
• Soggetto topico: Literature - Philosophy; Culture - Study and teaching; Sex; Fiction; Literary Theory; Cultural Theory; Gender Studies; Fiction Literature
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-169) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Preface: Hystory Girls -- 1 Contemporary Women's Historical Crime Fiction -- 2 Medieval Women in Context -- 3 Legal Violence in Mid-Nineteenth-Century America -- 4 (Re)Presenting Sherlock Holmes -- 5 Suffragette Disruptions: History, Chronology, Closure -- 6 Women and the Ever-Present Past -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Y.
• Sommario/riassunto: By examining the feminist interventions of contemporary women writers working in this subgenre, Johnsen advances the existing critical discussion of women's crime fiction. The writers studied here bring research expertise to bear on their chosen historical settings, creating a powerful but widely accessible statement about women in history.
• Titolo autorizzato: Contemporary Feminist Historical Crime Fiction
• ISBN: 9786611365707; 9781281365705; 128136570X; 9781403983503; 140398350X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910969784503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II