Desire and the Divine : Feminine Identity in White Southern Women's Writing /

Explores the works and lives of late 20th-century southern women writers (Rosemary Daniell, Connie May Fowler, Lee Smith, Sheri Reynolds, Dorothy Allison, and Valerie Martin) to show how conservative Christian ideals of femininity shaped notions of religion, sexuality, and power, and how they and th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Amende, Kathaleen E., 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Identität
Geschlechtsunterschied
Frauenliteratur
Women in literature.
Women and literature.
Sex in literature.
Religion in literature.
Desire in literature.
American fiction > Women authors.
American fiction > White authors.
American fiction.
Religion dans la litterature.
Sexualite dans la litterature.
Desir dans la litterature.
Femmes dans la litterature.
Femmes et litterature > États-Unis (Sud)
Roman americain > Auteurs blancs > Histoire et critique.
Roman americain > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire et critique.
Women and literature > Southern States.
American fiction > White authors > History and criticism.
American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
American fiction > Southern States > History and criticism.
USA > Südstaaten
Southern States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Southern women, desire, and the divine
  • Erotic churches and sacred bedrooms
  • Resolving the parental conflict
  • Mysticism and masochism or religious ecstasy and sadomasochistic delight
  • Contemporary repercussions.

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