The past that might have been, the future that may come : women writing fantastic fiction, 1960s to the present /

"This book explores how contemporary fantastic fiction by women writers responds to the past and imagines the future. Writers considered include Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, Angela Carter, Ursula K. Le Guin, Doris Lessing, and Jeanette Winterson. The book reveals how fantastic fiction can b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lacey, Lauren J., 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers, [2014]
Colección:Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 43.
Temas:
Science fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
Fantasy literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
Femininity (Philosophy) in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Science fiction > Women authors.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This book explores how contemporary fantastic fiction by women writers responds to the past and imagines the future. Writers considered include Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, Angela Carter, Ursula K. Le Guin, Doris Lessing, and Jeanette Winterson. The book reveals how fantastic fiction can be read as narratives of disruption that enable the creation of an ethics of becoming"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 195 pages .).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:147661430X
9781476614304

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