Margaret Atwood

Feminism and Fiction
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-90-420-2223-2
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 170, 322 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 572 g

Reihe: Costerus New Series

Margaret Atwood: Feminism and Fiction takes a new look at the complex relationship between Margaret Atwood’s fiction and feminist politics.

Examining in detail the concerns and choices of an author who has frequently been termed feminist but has famously rejected the label on many occasions, this book traces the influences of feminism in Atwood’s work and simultaneously plots moments of dissent or debate.

Fiona Tolan presents a clear and detailed study of the first eleven novels of one of Canada’s most prominent authors. Each chapter can be read as an individual textual analysis, whilst the chronological structure provides a fascinating insight into the shifting concerns of a popular and influential author over a period of nearly thirty-five years.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatursoziologie, Gender Studies
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Postkoloniale Literaturen in Englisch, Englische Literatur außerhalb Europas

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION
The Edible Woman: The Psychology of Early Second-Wave Feminism
Surfacing: Origins and Identity
Lady Oracle: Postmodernism and the Body
Life Before Man: Feminism and Science
Bodily Harm: The Imprisoning Gaze
The Handmaid’s Tale: Second-Wave Feminism as Anti-Utopia
Cat’s Eye: Articulating the Body
The Robber Bride: The Other Woman in Post-Colonial Discourse
Alias Grace: Narrating the Self
The Blind Assassin: The End of Feminism?
Oryx and Crake: A Postfeminist Future
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX