The Stronger Sex : the Fictional Women of Lawrence Durrell.

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The Stronger Sex studies the fictional women of Lawrence Durrell. Durrell envisioned a new woman, self-confident, free of male domination, and able to serve, direct, and protect her dependent male counterpart. Durrell's modern woman is the center of the new post-modern 'couple'- man d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nichols, James R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Fairleigh Dickinson, 2011.
Temas:
Durrell, Lawrence > Characters > Women.
Durrell, Lawrence
Women in literature.
Characters and characteristics in literature.
Femmes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Characters and characteristics in literature
Women in literature
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • THE STRONGER SEX; Contents; 1. Introduction: Biography and Fiction; 2. Classicism and Durrell's Vision: Durrell's Free Women; 3. Dorothy Lamour on the Road: Paganism and the Female Body; 4. The Loneliness of Love: Melissa and the Sacrificial Woman; 5. Durrell's Failed Women: Justine and Livia; 6. My Lady, My Guenevere: Benedicta and the Revolt of Aphrodite; 7. Risen Angels in Durrell's Free/Fallen Women: Clea, Constance, and the Fortunate Fall; 8. Jocasta, How Youve Changed: Lawrence Durrell and the Earth Mother; 9. Narcissism and the Female Body: Cunegonde in Caesar's Vast Ghost.
  • 10. Postscript: Civilization as a Female ConstructWorks Cited; Index.

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