The feminization of quest-romance : radical departures /

Heller examines the quest-romance genre and contends that we are witnessing the genre's development as one of the most fundamental formal expressions of women's awakening to selfhood, mobility, and influence in both American culture and mythology.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heller, Dana A. (Dana Alice), 1959-
Formato: eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 1990.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
1900-1999
Geschichte 1947-1987
Geschichte 1945-1990
American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
Women and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
Feminism and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Feminist fiction, American > History and criticism.
Romances > Adaptations.
Heroines in literature.
Quests (Expeditions) in literature.
Women in literature.
Femmes et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Héroïnes dans la littérature.
Quête dans la littérature.
Femmes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist
American fiction
American fiction > Women authors
Feminism and literature
Feminist fiction, American
Heroines in literature
Quests (Expeditions) in literature
Romances
Women and literature
Women in literature
Frauenroman
Suche
Frauenliteratur
Frauenemanzipation > Motiv
Entwicklungsroman
Suche > Motiv
Heroes and heroines.
United States
USA
American fiction > History and criticism > 20th century
American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism
Feminism and literature > History > 20th century > United States
Feminist fiction, American > History and criticism
Romances > Adaptations > History and criticism
Women and literature > History > 20th century > United States
Adaptations
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Adaptations.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Remaking Psyche
  • Remembering Molly : Jean Stafford's The mountain lion
  • A kind of quest : Mary McCarthy's Memories of a Catholic girlhood
  • The spark from the outside world : Anne Moody's Coming of age in Mississippi
  • Happily at ease in the dark : Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping
  • Shifting gears : Mona Simpson's Anywhere but here.

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