The bitch is back : wicked women in literature /

Aguiar, focusing on the traits and characteristics of the strong-willed female protagonist, analyzes over one hundred examples in a wide range of literature. Among the characters discussed are Zenia in Margaret Atwood's The Robber Bride, Ruth Patchett in Fay Weldon's The Life and Loves of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aguiar, Sarah Appleton, 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2001.
Temas:
American fiction > History and criticism.
Women in literature.
English literature > History and criticism.
Women and literature > United States.
Women and literature > Great Britain.
Feminism and literature.
Villains in literature.
Good and evil in literature.
Roman américain > Histoire et critique.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Littérature anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Femmes et littérature > États-Unis.
Femmes et littérature > Grande-Bretagne.
Littérature féministe.
Méchants dans la littérature.
Mal dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction
English literature
Good and evil in literature
Feminism and literature
Villains in literature
Women and literature
Women in literature
Letterkunde.
Engels.
Amerikaans.
Vrouwen.
Schurken.
Het Kwaad.
Great Britain
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Aguiar, focusing on the traits and characteristics of the strong-willed female protagonist, analyzes over one hundred examples in a wide range of literature. Among the characters discussed are Zenia in Margaret Atwood's The Robber Bride, Ruth Patchett in Fay Weldon's The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, Sula in Toni Morrison's Sula, and Ginny in Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 173 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-165) and index.
ISBN:0585457492
9780585457499

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