Distorted bodies and suffering souls : women in Australian fiction, 1984-1994 /

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Chaos. Pain. Self-mutilation. Women starve themselves. They burn or slash their own flesh or their babies' throats, and slam their newborns against walls. Their bodies are the canvases on which the suffering of the soul carves itself with knife and razor. In Australian fiction written by women...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kwast-Greff, Chantal
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2013.
Colección:Cross/cultures ; 160.
Temas:
Australian fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
Anorexia nervosa in literature.
Infanticide in literature.
Self-mutilation > In literature.
Women in literature.
Anorexie mentale dans la littérature.
Infanticide dans la littérature.
Automutilation > Dans la littérature.
Femmes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Anorexia nervosa in literature
Australian fiction > Women authors
Infanticide in literature
Women in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Women are Not Maniacs by Nature
  • 2 Fathers and Husbands; 3 Victims: The Other and the Self; 4 Suffering Souls and Distorted Bodies; 5 Unacceptable Behaviours and Their Cures; 6 Women Write About Women; 7 A Risky Business; 8 Writing; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index.

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