Feminism in Women's Detective Fiction.

The essays in this collection grapple with a wide range of issues important to the female sleuth - the most important, perhaps, being the oft-heard challenge to her suitability for the job.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Irons, Glenwood
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1995.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Heritage.
Temas:
1900-1999
Detective and mystery stories, English > History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism.
Feminism and literature > English-speaking countries > History > 20th century.
American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
English fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
Feminist fiction, American > History and criticism.
Feminist fiction, English > History and criticism.
American fiction > Women authors
Detective and mystery stories, American
Detective and mystery stories, English
English fiction > Women authors
Feminism and literature
Feminist fiction, American
Feminist fiction, English
English-speaking countries
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Gender and Genre: The Woman Detective and the Diffusion of Generic Voices
  • 1 Amelia Butterworth: The Spinster Detective
  • 2 The Detective Heroine and the Death of Her Hero: Dorothy Sayers to P.D. James
  • 3 Gray Areas: P.D. James's Unsuiting of Cordelia
  • 4 Questing Women: The Feminist Mystery after Feminism
  • 5 From Spinster to Hipster: The 'Suitability' of Miss Marple and Anna Lee
  • 6 Nancy Drew: The Once and Future Prom Queen
  • 7 Feminist Murder: Amanda Cross Reinvents Womanhood
  • 8 Murders Academic: Women Professors and the Crimes of Gender
  • 9 Talkin' Trash and Kickin' Butt: Sue Grafton's Hard-boiled Feminism
  • 10 The Female Dick and the Crisis of Heterosexuality
  • 11 'Friends Is a Weak Word for It': Female Friendship and the Spectre of Lesbianism in Sara Paretsky
  • 12 Habeas Corpus: Feminism and Detective Fiction
  • Contributors.

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