Are Girls Necessary? : Lesbian Writing and Modern Histories /

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Are girls necessary?'' asks Julie Abraham in this provocative study of 20th-century lesbian writing. Examining the development of lesbian writing in English across the 20th Century, Abraham identifies a shift from this r̀̀omance'' model to a more complicated h̀̀istory''...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abraham, Julie
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
Edition:1st University of Minnesota Press ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women and literature.
Lesbians' writings, English.
Lesbians' writings, American.
Lesbians > Intellectual life.
Lesbians in literature.
Homosexuality and literature.
English fiction > Women authors.
English fiction.
American fiction > Women authors.
American fiction.
Lesbian heroines in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Gay & Lesbian.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Roman anglais > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Roman americain > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Femmes et litterature > Anglophonie > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Homosexualite et litterature > Anglophonie.
Lesbiennes dans la litterature.
Lesbiennes > Anglophonie > Vie intellectuelle.
Écrits de lesbiennes americains > Histoire et critique.
English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
English fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
Women and literature > English-speaking countries > History > 20th century.
Homosexuality and literature > English-speaking countries.
Lesbians > English-speaking countries > Intellectual life.
Lesbians' writings, English > History and criticism.
Lesbians' writings, American > History and criticism.
English-speaking countries.
History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Are girls necessary?'' asks Julie Abraham in this provocative study of 20th-century lesbian writing. Examining the development of lesbian writing in English across the 20th Century, Abraham identifies a shift from this r̀̀omance'' model to a more complicated h̀̀istory'' model. The great modernists, Woolf and Stein, as well as the popular writers of succeeding generations, like Mary Renault, looked to historical narratives, creating an important change in the way the l̀̀esbian story'' is built. The possibilities in lesbian writing, from the early romance plots through to the post-1960s liberati.
Item Description:Originally published: New York : Routledge, 1996.
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9780816666584

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